Ripple Effect
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The Ripple Effect

Ripple is built on the truth that even the smallest actions can have far reaching impacts.

When you choose Ripple, you are creating positive impacts that ripple through our world. As a Certified B corp, we are dedicated to building our business as a force for good. These are some of the real-time impacts of Ripple to date... or as we like to call it, the Ripple Effect.

Ripple vs. Dairy Milk1
Carbon Saved
 lbs
Pounds less carbon used to produce Ripple milk2
Pounds less carbon used to produce Ripple milk2
Less Sugar
Consumed
 lbs
Pounds less sugar in Ripple milk3
Pounds less sugar in Ripple milk3
Ripple vs. Almond Milk4
Water Saved
 gal
Gallons less water used to produce Ripple milk2
Gallons less water used to produce Ripple milk2
Protein Added
 lbs
Pounds more protein in Ripple milk5
Pounds more protein in Ripple milk5
1 Comparisons based on the same volume of all varieties of Ripple milk sold vs. the same volume of all varieties of dairy milk 2Comparisons based on the water used to get the same amount of protein from Ripple and almond milk. LifeCycle Assessment of Non-Dairy Milk, 2022 3 The weighted average of sugar across all varieties of milk is 13g in 1 cup vs. the weighted average of sugar across all varieties of Ripple milk is 7g in 1 cup. Milk sugar data from USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Legacy Release, April 2018. Milk consumption data from USDA 4 Comparisons based on the same volume of all varieties of Ripple milk sold vs. the same volume of almond milk 5 1 cup of almond milk contains 1g protein v. 1 cup Ripple milk contains 8g protein. Almond milk data from USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Legacy Release, April 2018

When you drink Ripple, the positive impacts ripple through our world. Call it the Ripple Effect.

We want to make helping the planet feel effortless.
Unlike almonds, which require irrigation; or cattle, which contribute to deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions; peas have a small environmental footprint. Yellow peas grow in areas that receive lots of rain, so they need little or no irrigation.

Simply choose Ripple as your dairy alternative to help make the world a little greener.

All ingredients in Ripple
are GMO‑free

Ripple’s products are certified non‑GMO by the Non‑GMO Project. Unlike soy or other ingredients that can come from both GMO and non‑GMO sources, the yellow peas found in Ripple can only be obtained from non‑GMO seeds.

Ripple takes a lot less water to give you the same protein as dairy, almond, cashew, or coconut milk.1

In fact, it takes

1000
Gallons of water to make just
1 gallon of milk2

Nearly 6xmore water to get the same amount of protein from almond milk than it does from Ripple3

With water scarcity taken into account, growing almonds takes 100x more water than peas;

dairy milk takes 25x more water than Ripple4

1 Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. (2010) “The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products”, Value of Water Research Report Series No.47, UNESCO-IHE. Life Cycle Assessment of Non-Dairy Milk, 2017

2 Hoekstra, A.Y.; Chapagain, A.K. (2008). Globalization of water, Sharing the planet’s freshwater resources. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK https://printage.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/water-footprint.png

3 Protein basis: Life Cycle Assessment of Non-Dairy Milk, 2017. Protein comparison.

4 Life Cycle Assessment of Non-Dairy Milk, 2017

It takes
1.1 Gallons
of water
to make a
single almond5 

99% of all almonds in the US are grown in California

The California region is dependent on importing water because not enough rain falls there to farm almonds naturally. In fact, the California almond industry consumes the same amount of water in one year that the entire city of San Francisco uses in 17 years!

UNEP and the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Life Cycle Initiative has developed a methodology for assessing water scarcity known as the AWARE method (Available Water Remaining), which represents the available water remaining in a watershed after the demand of humans and ecosystems has been met.

With water scarcity taken into account, growing almonds requires 100 times as much water per ton of crop as dry peas. Dairy milk requires 25 times more water per liter of milk than Ripple.

If you're looking for a non-dairy milk that gives you the same protein as dairy, drinking Ripple is an easy way to lower your carbon footprint.

To give you the same amount of protein, Ripple produces:

86% lower GHG emissions
than almond milk4

Nearly¼ the emissions of dairy milk4

and

1 pound of almonds produces

1.6 lbs
of CO2e6

1 pound of peas produces

1/3 lb
of CO2e7

1.6lbs
of CO2e6

<1/3lbs
of CO2e7

That’s because yellow peas are legumes, and legumes don’t require the huge inputs of nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation water that almonds do.8 Yellow peas grow in areas that often receive sufficient rainfall to grow, and they produce their own nitrogen from the air, eliminating the need for the nitrogen fertilizer that almonds require (which is usually produced from natural gas). These differences at the crop level account for the big differences in carbon footprint between Ripple and almond milk.

Cows require large amounts of carbon-intensive cattle feed and release large amounts of methane, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Those emissions don’t occur with a plant-based milk like Ripple. Yellow peas aren’t just better for you, they’re better for the earth.

A gallon of milk produces

17.6lbs
of CO2e9

4 Life Cycle Assessment of Non-Dairy Milk, 2017. 5 http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/02/wheres-californias-water-going 6 “Greenhouse Gas Assessment of Soybean Production: Implications of Land Use Change and Different Cultivation Systems”. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 54, pp. 49-60, 2013. 7 “Carbon Footprint of Agricultural Product – A Measure of the Impact of Agricultural Production on Climate Change”. Desjardins, R., et. al., Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada. 8 “USA Dry Pea, Lentil, & Chickpea Production”. USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council report, pp. 31-54, 2014. 9 Dairy Industry carbon footprint study, 2010: http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/36553000/presentations/2011/Chase Friday.pdf

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