Ask Pablo: What Is The Carbon Footprint Of Tofu

TreeHugger • Feb 8, 2010

Dear Pablo: I eat a lot of tofu as part of my vegetarian diet but it seems to me that this may conflict with my concerns for the environment. What is the carbon footprint of tofu? Tofu is made from soybeans by curdling soy milk much like cheese is made from cow milk. The soybeans require very little, if any, irrigation and the "fix" about 1 pound of nitrogen in the soil per plant… Full Story »