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Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by rhn_mk1 »

veryworried wrote: post #99
yumraj wrote: post #90

I'm curious as to how Impossible burger compares on the health impact. I understand that it's plant based, but it seems to be highly processed and perhaps (not sure) loaded with bunch of chemicals and potentially unhealthy ingredients that make it taste like meat. Hopefully that is not the case and it's not just a meat substitute but is also healthy. Can anyone with more details please opine?

It is basically the vegetarian version of an unhealthy burger. If you wouldn’t normally eat a whopper for health reasons, then you have no reason to start eating this.

Can you provide details on that?

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by BoorishBears »

yumraj wrote: post #90

I'm curious as to how Impossible burger compares on the health impact. I understand that it's plant based, but it seems to be highly processed and perhaps (not sure) loaded with bunch of chemicals and potentially unhealthy ingredients that make it taste like meat. Hopefully that is not the case and it's not just a meat substitute but is also healthy. Can anyone with more details please opine?

Mayonnaise and cheese alone probably add almost as many calories as a hamburger patty some of their burgers

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by tyingq »

veryworried wrote: post #99
yumraj wrote: post #90

I'm curious as to how Impossible burger compares on the health impact. I understand that it's plant based, but it seems to be highly processed and perhaps (not sure) loaded with bunch of chemicals and potentially unhealthy ingredients that make it taste like meat. Hopefully that is not the case and it's not just a meat substitute but is also healthy. Can anyone with more details please opine?

It is basically the vegetarian version of an unhealthy burger. If you wouldn’t normally eat a whopper for health reasons, then you have no reason to start eating this.

No cholesterol is a pretty big difference, even if they have similar fat content.

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by BoorishBears »

rhn_mk1 wrote: post #101
veryworried wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is basically the vegetarian version of an unhealthy burger. If you wouldn’t normally eat a whopper for health reasons, then you have no reason to start eating this.

Can you provide details on that?

I made a comment above:

Mayonnaise and cheese alone probably add almost as many calories as a hamburger patty some of their burgers

Removing the patty might even make it less healthy if it doesn't satiate you as much as it would otherwise

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by landonxjames »

moosey wrote: post #60
astura wrote: post #37

I'll 100% be giving it a try (I'm already a long time vegetarian though). I like that it's BK doing this because BK has served a veggie burger (Morningstar Farms Patty) for around ~14 years, so they should be familiar with the demand for meatless products. I remember when they first introduced a veggie burger, I wasn't sure the demand would be there, but it seems to have worked out. So it remains to be seen if they'l…

Carl's also has the beyond burger, which I personally think is superior. My wife disagrees, and prefers your standard veggie burgers (we are vegans of 15 years).

My girlfriend (vegan of 12ish years) actually has trouble eating any of the more realistic fake meats. She says she has just lost the taste for it and that it grosses her out now.

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by bootlooped »

moosey wrote: post #60
astura wrote: post #37

I'll 100% be giving it a try (I'm already a long time vegetarian though). I like that it's BK doing this because BK has served a veggie burger (Morningstar Farms Patty) for around ~14 years, so they should be familiar with the demand for meatless products. I remember when they first introduced a veggie burger, I wasn't sure the demand would be there, but it seems to have worked out. So it remains to be seen if they'l…

Carl's also has the beyond burger, which I personally think is superior. My wife disagrees, and prefers your standard veggie burgers (we are vegans of 15 years).

I think the beyond is a little better than the impossible, but both are in the same tier, well ahead of any other competitors.

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by jandrese »

BoorishBears wrote: post #102
yumraj wrote: post #90

I'm curious as to how Impossible burger compares on the health impact. I understand that it's plant based, but it seems to be highly processed and perhaps (not sure) loaded with bunch of chemicals and potentially unhealthy ingredients that make it taste like meat. Hopefully that is not the case and it's not just a meat substitute but is also healthy. Can anyone with more details please opine?

Mayonnaise and cheese alone probably add almost as many calories as a hamburger patty some of their burgers

Mayo and cheese might be skipped if the person is trying to be more vegetarian. I've always found mayo to be unnecessary and kind of gross on burgers anyway. It's only useful if your meat is lousy or you've overcooked it really badly.

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by username223 »

Just_Smith wrote: post #75
jsnider3 wrote: post #71

The real impact of this kind of technology will be when it becomes cheaper and starts to interest the general public.

Agreed - As someone who enjoys the taste and the effort being made, Impossible burgers still feel very much like a novelty. There are several restaurants in my area serving Impossible burgers, but they are usually the most expensive burger on the menu. Given that this is going to be a dollar more than a standard whopper, it'll cost the same as a double whopper. With that, the only real incentive to eat the impossible…

Agreed as well. I find this encouraging given beef's large carbon footprint, and think low-grade burgers are the best target for replacement by synthetics (forget trying to engineer a steak). I don't expect them to become popular until they're almost indistinguishable and at least as cheap, but I think that could happen soon.

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by dmix »

BoorishBears wrote: post #104
rhn_mk1 wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you provide details on that?

I made a comment above: Mayonnaise and cheese alone probably add almost as many calories as a hamburger patty some of their burgers Removing the patty might even make it less healthy if it doesn't satiate you as much as it would otherwise

I'd be more concerned about the carbs from the bun's bread, which was probably sweetened with corn syrup, than the calories in the cheese.

Re: Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

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Post by WhompingWindows »

PurpleRamen wrote: post #73
ClassyJacket wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree, but Impossible isn't lab grown meat, it's just made from plants. https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/3600189374...

Oh, thx! TIL. Seems I had a bad misconception here. This brand is not available in my country and I only ever heard of indirectly. But reading up on it, I see where it's coming from.

The original article states that, maybe read the article before commenting.
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