IKEA hopes to save the planet with chickpea and kale 'veggie balls' The 'non-meat meatball' also contains carrots, peppers and peas Swedish flat-pack firm sells one billion regular meatballs every year

By Rupert Steiner In Malmo, Sweden

Published: 16:34 EST, 1 April 2015 | Updated: 17:30 EST, 1 April 2015

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It changed the world with its flat-pack furniture and now Ikea wants to save the planet... with vegetarian meatballs.

The dish loved by millions of British customers is to get a meat-free makeover that it is claimed will cut carbon emissions by half.

The Swedish firm says producing the new version uses far less energy than making the pork and beef variety.

Green scheme: IKEA claims it will 'save the planet' with its new vegetarian meatballs as far less energy is needed both to produce and cook them than the pork and beef variety

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IKEA's new vegetarian meatballs 'will save the planet', says furniture firm