This isn’t accurate in Canada, Chicken is far more expensive here. Pork is usually the more affordable meat choice.
I can get a full pork loin (for chops) for $9/kg, but chicken breasts or boneless skinless thighs are $12-15/kg. Those are Costco prices which are cheaper than regular price at a normal grocery store.
I just checked Thrifty Foods (Sobeys) and they have Boneless Skinless thighs at $23.80/kg, breasts at $22.70 per kg, and pork chops at $17.60/kg.
Even ground beef is cheaper than chicken $10/kg at Costco, and $14.30/kg at Thrifties.
Tofu is $6.60/kg
This graph displays cost based on grams of protein per unit weight, not based on weight alone. You’re comparing items based on weight alone.
The graph displays protein per unit weight on the Y axis, but protein per 100g on the X axis.
Pork Chops are at a similar X location to Chicken breast, but chicken breast is lower on the Y axis, that means that the chicken should be cheaper. It isn’t though.
The dead giveaway that this is going to be wrong is that it’s in USD, which doesn’t apply to Canada since we have supply management on poultry here.
The price comparison between sources is still unfair as animal agriculture receives $2 billion in subsidies a year which calculates down to $49 per Canadian.
Okay, but that’s a completely different topic than your Original Post, and doesn’t address the points made in the post you were responding to.
I’m curious where crickets would fall on this scale.
One would have to consider that all the legumes listed are not sources of complete protein and would need to be complemented with rice for example. The protein percentages per 100g is also fairly low in comparison, this means that it’s likely more carbohydrates.
I’d argue that pork chops are the most optimal source of full protein along with the fat it offers.
To get the same amount of protein and fat from tofu, the best vegan option, one would need to eat twice as much as one would eat chops.
But I don’t see tofu listed on this graph.
