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Re: Leaf curd- protein alternative
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Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:46 pmby vegimator
Like you were getting at, it's a great counterpoint to the argument that the best use of marginal lands is to graze animals on it for human consumption.
I also think this is potentially a great way to make a cheap protein supplement, especially if you don't have much cash or live somewhere remote that vegan powders are prohibitively expensive or unavailable. 7 pounds for 100 grams isn't cheap, but if you make it yourself with handpicked weeds, the cost is negligible. Even if you paid for the greens, it's still probably going to work out cheaper than something like vega or any other supplement with similar vitamins and omega 3s added.
Re: Leaf curd- protein alternative
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Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:34 amby veganoo
[quote="thestoatyone"] (p.s. £7 per 100 grams, bit pricey innit? Maybe that'll come own in time...)
Very pricey, but that's including postage and you can bet they make a loss on that price as the volumes are so low they probably use very 'manual' equipment. It took 20 minutes picking to gather enough nettle leaves for 100g of leafu and a further 90 minutes to make the curds for our article....you wouldn't do that for a living... (We have no connection with LeafCycle).
Re: Leaf curd- protein alternative
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Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:44 amby thestoatyone
Yeah, fair do's, and I can see that the price will come down when they get more automated kit; economies of scale and all that.
One to watch maybe...
Re: Leaf curd- protein alternative
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Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:37 amby alexander
Thanks for the links, and thank you for sharing this.
Re: Leaf curd- protein alternative
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Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:35 amby Hiking Fox
[quote="veganoo"](We have no connection with LeafCycle).
Veganoo, can you please note that the polite way to join VeganFitness is to post a thread saying hello in the "Introductions" section, then participate generally in the forum, rather than just in one thread about one specific subject.
Otherwise, there's a risk this place could get people with links to businesses posting just to promote things, to discuss particular products, or to troll repeatedly about one particular subject that they are obsessed with. That does tend to get people's backs up a lot.
I hope this request is taken in the polite and welcoming spirit that it is intended; I'm not trying to criticise you in any way.