Pea Milk: Nutrition and Environmental Science Flashcard

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Why might pea milk be considered an environmentally friendly alternative to dairy milk?

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It uses significantly less water in production.

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Which piece of evidence explains the cause of the increased interest in and production of plant-based milks? Options: Plant milks are made from things like oats, soy, almonds, and coconuts. You can even get milk made from peas, though it’s not as common as the others., Some people can’t drink dairy milk because it makes them sick. Other people don’t drink it because raising cows for milk isn’t great for the environment., One cup of almond milk, on the other hand, has an average of only 1 gram of protein. Soy milk does better: it averages 6.1 grams of protein., Although the market for milk alternatives is growing, it is dominated by almond, oat, soy and coconut. Pea milk accounts for only a tiny sliver of plant-based milks sold.

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Some people can’t drink dairy milk because it makes them sick. Other people don’t drink it because raising cows for milk isn’t great for the environment.

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What makes pea milk nutritionally unique compared to other plant-based milks?

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It has more protein than most other plant-based milks.

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How is pea milk actually made? Options: By blending whole green peas, By fermenting pea seeds, By crushing raw peas into a liquid, By extracting protein from yellow split peas and mixing with water and oils

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By extracting protein from yellow split peas and mixing with water and oils

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How does the introduction develop the main idea? Options: by stating that plant-based milks are better for the planet and elaborating on the reasons why, by describing the history of producing plant-based milks and emphasizing their health benefits, by showing a problem with cow’s milk and explaining how plant-based milks resolve the issue, by listing different types of plant-based milks and comparing their nutritional value to cow’s milk

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by listing different types of plant-based milks and comparing their nutritional value to cow’s milk

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What environmental advantage do pea plants have in agriculture? Options: They grow faster than other crops, They produce more oxygen, They can deposit nitrogen underground with bacteria, They require more fertilizers

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They can deposit nitrogen underground with bacteria

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Why might pediatric nutritionists caution against completely replacing cow's milk with plant-based alternatives for children?

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Cow's milk provides essential protein and calcium for growth.

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What is one reason why the author includes information about what Ramsing thinks about the name “pea milk”?

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to suggest a possible reason why pea milk makers choose to label their milk differently from other plant milks

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How much less water does pea milk production use compared to dairy milk?

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About 86% less

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What greenhouse gases are particularly associated with dairy milk production?

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Carbon dioxide and methane