Impossible Foods raises $200M in fresh funding
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#2The future
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#3Why not just eat the soy beans directly? This stuff is just glorified processed food.
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#4Why not just eat the soy beans directly? This stuff is just glorified processed food.
Probably because a hamburger is tasty?
It's an open secret things like "Impossible Meat" and others are really not healthy for you - certainly not a healthier alternative than just eating beef. They are higher in calories, and contain a lot more oils.
Instead, it's for people who wish not to eat meat for whatever reasons (personal choice, religion, etc)... and now they can have a tasty alternative at the next Backyard BBQ.
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#5Recommended short story Food of the Gods -Arthur C. Clarke
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=hbAqAAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT75&o...
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#6I feel like this level of funding and therefore expected future worth is only possible if laws were passed to limit proper meat cultivation..
I have never so far felt the urge to pay more for non-beef, beef.
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#7Great! While I do think plant-based diets are at their most delicious and healthy when they don't try to imitate animal products, I think it's a reality that many people (who want to avoid/minimise animal products) don't want to change the type of food they eat, just the components.
I've really been enjoying the Burger King impossible burger - they've much better texture, flavour and juicyness compared to Burger King's beef patties (not a particularly high bar, mind you!). They're definitely at their best prepared with a slice of cheese, though. Perhaps Impossible will tackle that soon...
Edited: to note that I was referring to people who didn't want to eat meat, not the general public
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#8Why not just eat the soy beans directly? This stuff is just glorified processed food.
Why not just troll individual people directly rather than general trolling? You might enjoy it more.
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#9Why not just eat the soy beans directly? This stuff is just glorified processed food.
Probably because a hamburger is tasty? It's an open secret things like "Impossible Meat" and others are really not healthy for you - certainly not a healthier alternative than just eating beef. They are higher in calories, and contain a lot more oils. Instead, it's for people who wish not to eat meat for whatever reasons (personal choice, religion, etc)... and now they can have a tasty alternative at the next Backyar…
Cost. As soon as this is materially cheaper than meat it will become the 'filler' used on so many burgers, taco places etc. and they'll do it without telling customers. Then so many people who would otherwise 'not like this stuff' have to internalize the fact 'they are already eating it widespread'. And even more directly, 40% of consumers are extremely price sensitive (think dollar store) and will buy the cheapest thing making 'real meat' a luxury.
I'm not against meat but I do view 'vegetarian strategic path to meat elimination' as entirely economic.
People care more about their money than anything that's how it will happen in my view.
That said - if it tasted 'really good' I don't mind at all now and again personally and I feel probably most people feel that way as well. If I had burgers once every two weeks and 1/3 of them were 'good vegan' I would fall into just considering it 'another choice in the menu' type of thing, which I believe a lot of folks will go for.
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#10Great! While I do think plant-based diets are at their most delicious and healthy when they don't try to imitate animal products, I think it's a reality that many people (who want to avoid/minimise animal products) don't want to change the type of food they eat, just the components. I've really been enjoying the Burger King impossible burger - they've much better texture, flavour and juicyness compared to Burger King…
"I think it's a reality that people don't want to change the type of food they eat, just the components."
Why do you think this is true?
Why would people who enjoy a good burger want to change anything about it, and why would someone proclaim that 'most people do want to change it'?