Whole Foods CEO on plant-based meat: good for the environment, not for health

Re:Whole Foods CEO on plant-based meat: good for the environ... by whycombagator on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @02:15PM (#20869434)

Sort of this. Also remember the meat alternatives like Beyond are processed foods and there's more to health than just comparing macros. Ingredients for Beyond:

"Water, Pea Protein Isolate*, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Refined Coconut Oil, Rice Protein, Natural Flavors, Cocoa Butter, Mung Bean Protein, Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Apple Extract, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Vinegar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sunflower Lecithin, Pomegranate Fruit Powder, Beet Juice Extract (for color)"[0]

[0] https://www.beyondmeat.com/products/the-beyond-burger/

Edit: I am aware you can buy processed burgers/meat. But you can also buy/make burgers from meat that is not processed. I am not aware of a process to make meat free burgers/meat without processing and a ~dozen ingredients

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Re:Whole Foods CEO on plant-based meat: good for the environ... by balls187 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @03:56PM (#20870523)

This is true. I've made this point in another post about Plant Based Protein Meat Alternatives.

To simplify the discussion though, I focused on the nutritional values, which seem very similar to beef.

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