Does Potato Milk Benefit the Planet?
Source: https://brightly.eco/potato-milk/
Author: Tehrene Firman
Plant-based milk tends to be more sustainable than dairy. If you put potato milk in a lineup with other popular alt-milks, you may be surprised at how eco-friendly it is. Potatoes are one of the most laid-back crops around. They don’t need much to thrive; you kind of just let them do their thing. Because of that, they tend to be more sustainable than almonds, oats, soybeans, and other plant-based milk. According to DUG, potato milk’s climate footprint is 75% lower than cow’s milk. In addition, it needs 56 times less water to grow than almonds, which “helps conserve water to prevent shortages and droughts.” Even its land usage- or lack thereof - is impressive: It requires half as much land as growing oats. “Overall, potato milk is a sustainable choice,” Gorin says. “It uses less resources than oat milk and less water than nut milk.”