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Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to the real deal

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Post by chris11 »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #183
be-ez wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Impossible is not currently available directly to consumers. They do not make a meatloaf - it is possible the grocery store bought the raw product and is selling their own meatloaf.

> it is possible the grocery store bought the raw product and is selling their own meatloaf. Possible but seems pretty unlikely. Also, I don't think they'd be allowed to use Impossible's trademark in that case. I feel like the GP must be misremembering.

https://www.facebook.com/molliestonesmarkets/photos/a.764954... I've also heard that Impossible sells the burger meat to restaurants unshaped, so my guess is that they are just using that to make meatloaf.

Edit: the meatloaf was served by the deli premade, it wasn't sold individually packaged.

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Post by jawngee »

sithadmin wrote: post #8
malkia wrote: post #2

And probably still not a great choice for diabetics... Unless it's made only of fat & protein....

Per the article: >It has as much bioavailable iron and protein as the same size serving of ground beef, with 14 grams of fat and 240 calories per quarter-pound patty. Also, per Impossible's site, changes to nutrition for the new recipe are: >The new Impossible Burger features 30% less sodium and 40% less saturated fat than the current recipe and just as much protein as 80/20 ground beef from cows The original recipe…

Protein affects blood sugar too. General rule for type 1's is to bolus insulin 50% of the listed protein as carbs.

I don't agree with the parent poster's assertion either though.

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Post by jusonchan »

I wish they would release this into the supermarkets sooner than the end of the year though. I would love to include this in my weekly dinner options at home. I am not a vegetarian but I do like to mix things up and this will help to make one more dinner at home a veggie version.

The price is the key part right now. Hopefully they can scale this fast and reduce the prices. My guess is that they are doing a controlled release to ensure a better chance of success for the product. Early feedbacks should help to correct issues.

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Post by dfxm12 »

sremani wrote: post #210

As a person who was born in a family with tradition of vegetarianism, I find this "veggie meat" obsession fascinating and fear a future where I cannot even eat the one veggie burger on the menu.. because it tastes like a hamburger.

Why wouldn't you be able to eat the Impossible Burger? Does your family have a tradition of vegetarianism because you don't like the taste of beef?

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Post by TarpitCarnivore »

jusonchan wrote: post #213

I wish they would release this into the supermarkets sooner than the end of the year though. I would love to include this in my weekly dinner options at home. I am not a vegetarian but I do like to mix things up and this will help to make one more dinner at home a veggie version. The price is the key part right now. Hopefully they can scale this fast and reduce the prices. My guess is that they are doing a controlled…

You can find the Beyond Burger pretty easily now, especially in Whole Foods, but the taste can be off putting to people.

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Post by nestorD »

Vinnl wrote: post #11

I'm really curious about the "fake meat" products that exist in other countries. In the Netherlands, there's been enormous growth both in the number of vegetarians and in the number of "fake meat" products that have become widely available, and the quality of the latter has improved dramatically. Before, these products were mostly useful for the non-vegetarians wanting to prepare a meal for vegetarians without having…

In France I have seen a clear growth in the variety of products commonly available (which is great). Regarding taste it is still not clearly better than actual meat but I have tasted good supermarket-bought vegetarian burgers.

In Germany's supermarket, I found the kind of food I find in France's shops that specialize in healthy food.

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Post by jawngee »

nindalf wrote: post #4
malkia wrote: post #2

And probably still not a great choice for diabetics... Unless it's made only of fat & protein....

Speaking as someone who will likely be diabetic in a decade, that's just too bad. You can't solve every problem with a product like this.

As a parent of a T1D, statements like these are mildly infuriating. I'm sure you're joking, of course, but being resigned to some idea that you are going to develop type 2 at some point is lazy and lame.

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Post by fashionrob »

The other thing I am not seeing in the comments is that most store bought meat from big chains like Vons, Krogers, Walmart, etc- doesn't really taste that good. When cooked, likely chewy, dry and tasting "off". When we think of the "good burger" bite, we arnet thinking of discount ground meat from the market, we are thinking of a good burger from some restaurant.

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Post by firethief »

goda90 wrote: post #82

Whether accurate or not, lots of opinion swirls around the effects that eating soy has on testosterone levels in men. Even if these plant based "meats" are indistinguishable in flavor and texture, they might end up losing to lab grown meat in the long run because of concerns like that.

That sounds like concern trolling, but I'll bite: a meta analysis of controlled trials is unequivocal https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19524224

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Post by nate_meurer »

Florin_Andrei wrote: post #168
nate_meurer wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The incomplete protein thing is a myth [1]. The amino acid profile of single ingredients is almost never a concern in practice, because meals nearly always contain complimentary proteins. It's actually really difficult to avoid complimentary proteins if you have anything like normal dietary habits. Furthermore, it's not even necessary for every meal to provide all essential amino acids, as long as your diet isn't chr…

Even with all that being said, it would still make sense to make sure a burger is a source of complete protein - you know, just like the original article. Closer to optimal food, fewer worries, greater value, etc. etc. So, is the IB 2.0 a source of complete protein or not? I'm asking this from a pure "what's the spec sheet here" point of view.

The problem is that your usage of the phrase "complete protein" doesn't really make sense here. Three impossible burgers do in fact provide complete protein for a whole day, meaning they provide the RDA of all essential amino acids for an average adult.

And that would be true even if the burger consisted only of wheat protein. The listed ingredients include protein from wheat, soy, and potato, so it's quite possible that the amino profile is close to optimal. But again, that doesn't really mean anything in practice, unless you want to try to survive on just a couple of impossible burgers per day.

In other words, scrutinizing amino acid profiles has almost no benefit in a practical diet. Even if you're a vegan, if you eat a sensible amount and variety of protein during the day (grains, beans, nuts, etc) then your daily amino intake will be readily completed.

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