Cheers.
"Cooked vegetable oil worsened inflammation in the colon, enhanced tumor growth, promoted gut leakage, and caused harmful bacterial products to leak." https://www.foundmyfitness.com/news/s/dtqdmb
Yes, a big FU to those guys. They are akin to conspiracy theorists that will cherry-pick quotes from studies they don't understand and don't cite (how to you even cite something on Instagram?) and spread BS opinions for clicks.
Because of that crap, the <1.8% sunflower oil in your favourite milk substitute becomes a substantial health risk overnight, and you have to hold debates with your partner/family to debunk their falsehoods.
"Cooked vegetable oil worsened inflammation in the colon, enhanced tumor growth, promoted gut leakage, and caused harmful bacterial products to leak into the bloodstream in mice.
This study used canola oil which is high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as are other vegetable oils such as soy and corn. PUFAs are prone to oxidation which was shown to be the mechanism causing damage in this study.
Other cooking oils and fats that are not high in PUFAs such as avocado oil, olive oil, coconut oil, and butter are not likely to have the same effect. One thing to keep in mind is that olive oil has a low smoke point so when frying things at very high temperatures avocado oil may be a better option since it has a high smoke point."
22 ingredients in a steak is not reasonable, whatever the ingredients are.
But Impossible still has "natural flavors" on the ingredients list. This happens to be mostly apple juice. Caramelizes and produces the right amount of tangy taste.
Let's list out the ingredients I'd get:
Water, soy protein concentrate, coconut oil, sunflower oil, yeast extract. I'd also add a starch.
Cultured dextrose sounds awesome: "Cultured dextrose consists of a mixture of fermentation metabolites, including butyric, propionic and lactic acids and small peptides". So a typical fermented product, adding some tang. Hey, isn't this what you'd call pro-biotic?
OK, let's look at the other ingredients:
- natural flavors. No clue, I guess stuff you'd find in a stock cube like dried onion powder, etc.
- methylcellulose. That's an emulsifier.
- tocopherols. Vitamin E supplement. Actually, most of the other stuff are just vitamin supplements: niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, B12. Are you afraid of vitamins?
- soy leghemoglobin. That thing that makes stuff taste "bloody", but in vegan form. OK, sure.
> Shoving myself full of GMO produce and preservatives? It's much more fulfilling and better for your own health to buy fresh produce, make your own umami rich, organic blends and eat them and not strive to mimic something it cannot be.
Frankly, I wouldn't mind eating GMO produce. There are issues, but none of my issues are with eating it. More like GMO being intellectual property and stuff like that.
Your comment is FUD.