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It doesn't have to be this complicated you can just eat beans
The article goes into how legumes can be more energy intensive to produce while still having the same protein content.
Although the article doesn't mention it, cyanobacteria produced foods like spirulina have a complete amino acid profile, meaning that for a food that requires relatively less energy to produce, it provides superior nutritional value when compared to legumes, which require complementary foods like rice to provide a complete amino acid profile.