Study: Plant-based mince and meatballs a third cheaper than meat options

Stuart Stone
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Making plant-based spaghetti bolognese and lasagne now cheaper than using beef as Iran War and extreme weather drive up meat costs, Good Food Institute finds

The cost of making a plant-based spaghetti bolognese, lasagne, or meatballs is now on average 33 per cent cheaper than making the same dishes with beef, lamb, and pork mince, as 'increasingly volatile'...

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