Smoky black bean burger
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eating-out · weeknight
Three-mushroom curry noodle soup
A deep yellow coconut curry broth, three kinds of mushroom for texture, and herbs thrown in at the table.
About a sixth of the land of chicken noodle soup.
One serving, against chicken noodle soup
Computed from the ingredients we hold records for and one serving of what the dish stands in for. It is not a whole plate: rice, bread, oil and vegetables without records are not counted on either side.
| Measure | Three-mushroom curry noodle soup | Chicken noodle soup | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions | 0.25 | 1.5 | kg CO₂e per serving |
| Land | 0.28 | 1.8 | m² per serving |
| Water | 11.9 | 99 | litres per serving |
Once a week for a year, instead of chicken noodle soup, saves: Roughly about 380 km of driving (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2024)
Once a week for a year, instead of chicken noodle soup, saves: Roughly about 0.31 tennis courts (International Tennis Federation, 2024)
Once a week for a year, instead of chicken noodle soup, saves: Roughly about 70 eight-minute showers (Energy Saving Trust, 2013)
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What the figures count
- tofu, 80 g a serving
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