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Vol. XX, No. 3 cheese are the animal products and does not involve any killing of animals.
Table--Sources of minerals and vitamins : S.No. Calcium Iron Vitamin-A*
Vit B 1. Cheese-81% Liver .014% Liver-600 Pork 100 2. Driedmilk.81% Soyaflour 007% Carrot 200 S. flour 74 3. Soyaflour .21.0 Beans .0067% Spinach 100 Beans 45 4. Wheat .28% Spinach 0.0 3% Butter 99.5 Driedmilk 31 5. Beans .18% Eggs .0025% Cheese 42 Wheat 24 Vit. C Vit. D Vit. E.
Vit. K. Spinach 6000 Egg .15 Green - Vegetables Orange 5000 Butter 125 Potato 2000 Liver .07 Liver 2000 Cheese .04 Driedmilk 1100 D/Milk 0.03
*Vitamins amount is in micrograms/10 g. of food.
It has been observed scientifically that losses in transfer of energy at each level of the food chain is very high. Only 5% of the energy present in plants is used to prepare flood and bones in the animals say Cow, 35% is used in maintaining life activities of the animal and remaining 60% is lost as undigested. The total energy of a level is always less than the preceding level. In other words, the total energy diminishes as the energy flows up the pyramid. The energy from 18 producers (plants) can feed 9 herbivores, which in turn feed 3 carnivores and later one top consumer-the man. Thus it is clear that if the top consumer-man were to eat only plants, it would be possible to feed more men. Plants directly could support 3 men instead of one by animal proteins.
The large scale industrialisation necessary for the processing, preservation and transportation of animal proteins for the consumption of man can also be checked by reducing the consumption of animal proteins. This in turn will save us from various environmental hazards including deforestation, erosion, desertification, etc. Vegetarian Diet and Religions :
Religion is a spiritual discipline and a belief in spiritual beings. It is a natural phenomenon which appears to be as old as human race. It is a binding force on human with human. The production of food from animal is done by industrial animal breeding methods of unspeakable cruelty. This cruelty also hardens human sensibility towards fellow human beings and demages the very basis of
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| SR No. | 524581 |
| Book Title | Tulsi Prajna 1994 10 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Parmeshwar Solanki |
| Publisher | Jain Vishva Bharati |
| Publication Year | 1994 |
| Total Pages | 152 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India |
| File Size | 7 MB |