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Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

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Re: Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

So is that comparing against plain red meat with no salt added? Because if so that’s not really a fair comparison because you generally add a decent amount of salt to burger whereas you don’t really need to for beyond

I never add salt to ground beef patties, am I unusual in this respect? They taste fine without, especially when you add all the toppings.

Most people aim for better than “fine”.

Re: Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

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Genuinely curious; is eating something processed like this better than eating regular unprocessed ground meat?

You should try it just to test it yourself.

I get a different burger maybe once or twice a quarter to see how they stack up.

Some of them I wouldn't know it was veg if someone else ordered it for me. Legitimately that good.

I've also had some terrible ones too, not sure if it was due to the prep work vs the 'meat' itself.

For now the price is always 25% higher which keeps me away from being a regular, but I expect that to continue to come down.

Consider me a believer, so - grain of salt.

Re: Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

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post #32

Genuinely curious; is eating something processed like this better than eating regular unprocessed ground meat?

Nutrition "science" cannot yet make accurate predictions here, but from my perspective there is an overwhelming amount of evidence that no single artificial product yet captures the nutritional profile of real beef.

Re: Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

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>90% less greenhouse emissions, 99% less water, and 93% less land This was a great video concerning those claims above.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGG-A80Tl5g

This video is pure garbage. Detailed rebuttal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G44CDBdC8CA

Do you think you're convincing anyone with this kind of rhetoric?

Re: Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

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While it is not my experience at all, I understand that some folks have certain negative opinions of Beyond Burgers, and other fake meat/imitation burgers: - The texture is off - Maybe they cook strangely - Potentially less taste But the most important thing about them, and the reason I urge everyone to at least _try_ Beyond Burgers, is they require no violence against animals. This is not an argument that fairs well…

It is possible to have so much empathy that your brain falls out.

Re: Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

So is that comparing against plain red meat with no salt added? Because if so that’s not really a fair comparison because you generally add a decent amount of salt to burger whereas you don’t really need to for beyond

I never add salt to ground beef patties, am I unusual in this respect? They taste fine without, especially when you add all the toppings.

Burgers are always good. Burgers properly salted are always better.

They even cook differently: https://www.seriouseats.com/the-burger-lab-salting-ground-be...

Re: Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

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Beyonds sausages imo are much better than their burger. Impossible is the real burger king in this category

I like to say beyond meat is like an animal you haven’t eaten yet, but sounds plausible. I think with it framed that way it tastes delicious (if you crave animals). I went vegetarian and crave fake burgers more now than real ones before and Beyond really hits the spot for me. I love the sausages as well. The taco crumbles are a weird texture but I’ve used them in some hash scrambles.
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