I had a Beyond Burger for lunch today. Actually, I had two. The texture is on point if a little coarse for grilled meat. The colour is orangey-red, reminiscent of a rare patty. The flavour is a little bland but something has been added to give it a little bit of a chargrilled flavour. Together with the texture it would be easy to mistake it for beef unless you were really thinking about it. Together with the other accoutrements of the burger (lettuce, tomato, toasted bun and sauce) this is a very convincing product. It was definitely a lot better than the Macdonald's I had earlier.
It certainly looks realistic... to the point that as I looked at the photo I felt sufficiently queasy like I do if I look at meat So it has passed (or failed, I suppose) the 'visual' test for me!
I had a Beyond Burger for lunch today. Actually, I had two. The texture is on point if a little coarse for grilled meat. The colour is orangey-red, reminiscent of a rare patty. The flavour is a little bland but something has been added to give it a little bit of a chargrilled flavour. Together with the texture it would be easy to mistake it for beef unless you were really thinking about it. Together with the other accoutrements of the burger (lettuce, tomato, toasted bun and sauce) this is a very convincing product. It was definitely a lot better than the Macdonald's I had earlier.
Have you seen the documentary "Supersize Me"? It's an American doc in which the person eats nothing but MDs for a month. Not that I would do that, but it did make me wonder.
I had a Beyond Burger for lunch today. Actually, I had two. The texture is on point if a little coarse for grilled meat. The colour is orangey-red, reminiscent of a rare patty. The flavour is a little bland but something has been added to give it a little bit of a chargrilled flavour. Together with the texture it would be easy to mistake it for beef unless you were really thinking about it. Together with the other accoutrements of the burger (lettuce, tomato, toasted bun and sauce) this is a very convincing product. It was definitely a lot better than the Macdonald's I had earlier.
One of my favourite Simpsons quotes. The school children are stranded on an island à la Lord Of the Flies. As starvation sets in, one says "I'm so hungry I could eat at Arby's".
What are plant-based burgers, such as the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat, actually made of?
Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor at the University of California-Davis, was a guest on AgriTalk last week where he shared about his recent discussion comparing the ingredients of plant-based meat alternatives to high-end dog food.
“When you look at Impossible Burger or Beyond Meat, they have 21 or 22 highly processed ingredients. So processed, that you are hard pressed in identifying the difference between those items, versus let’s say, pet food.”
Mitloehner explained to AgriTalk host Chip Flory that this is something that many consumers aren’t aware of, and when given the opportunity, aren’t able to distinguish the difference between the burgers and dog food. Mitloehner took to Twitter to further this point.
“Within 24 hours, I had 100,000 people trying to answer that trivia question as to which one of the three is the dog food. The vast majority of the people had it wrong. I find that very interesting,” he says.
"Trivia quiz: following are the ingredients of three food/feed items. Two of them are fake burgers (namely @ImpossibleFoods burger and @BeyondMeat burger, respectively) and the third is premium dog food. Can you pick the latter?"
What are plant-based burgers, such as the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat, actually made of?
Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor at the University of California-Davis, was a guest on AgriTalk last week where he shared about his recent discussion comparing the ingredients of plant-based meat alternatives to high-end dog food.
“When you look at Impossible Burger or Beyond Meat, they have 21 or 22 highly processed ingredients. So processed, that you are hard pressed in identifying the difference between those items, versus let’s say, pet food.”
Mitloehner explained to AgriTalk host Chip Flory that this is something that many consumers aren’t aware of, and when given the opportunity, aren’t able to distinguish the difference between the burgers and dog food. Mitloehner took to Twitter to further this point.
“Within 24 hours, I had 100,000 people trying to answer that trivia question as to which one of the three is the dog food. The vast majority of the people had it wrong. I find that very interesting,” he says.
"Trivia quiz: following are the ingredients of three food/feed items. Two of them are fake burgers (namely @ImpossibleFoods burger and @BeyondMeat burger, respectively) and the third is premium dog food. Can you pick the latter?"
What are plant-based burgers, such as the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat, actually made of?
Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor at the University of California-Davis, was a guest on AgriTalk last week where he shared about his recent discussion comparing the ingredients of plant-based meat alternatives to high-end dog food.
“When you look at Impossible Burger or Beyond Meat, they have 21 or 22 highly processed ingredients. So processed, that you are hard pressed in identifying the difference between those items, versus let’s say, pet food.”
Mitloehner explained to AgriTalk host Chip Flory that this is something that many consumers aren’t aware of, and when given the opportunity, aren’t able to distinguish the difference between the burgers and dog food. Mitloehner took to Twitter to further this point.
“Within 24 hours, I had 100,000 people trying to answer that trivia question as to which one of the three is the dog food. The vast majority of the people had it wrong. I find that very interesting,” he says.
"Trivia quiz: following are the ingredients of three food/feed items. Two of them are fake burgers (namely @ImpossibleFoods burger and @BeyondMeat burger, respectively) and the third is premium dog food. Can you pick the latter?"
Soon we will be banned from eating meat in public. Our fightback will begin in a Cromer: a live vegan will be consumed on the pier
Two men who ate dead squirrels outside a vegan food stall in protest against veganism have been convicted of public order offences and fined.
Deonisy Khlebnikov, 22, and Gatis Lagzdins, 29, bit into the furry animals at the Soho Vegan Food Market in Rupert Street, London, on 30 March.
The pair denied using disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at a trial at City of London Magistrates' Court in June.
They were found guilty on Monday.
Natalie Clines, from the CPS, said: "Deonisy Khlebnikov and Gatis Lagzdins claimed they were against veganism and were raising awareness about the dangers of not eating meat when they publicly consumed raw squirrels.
What are plant-based burgers, such as the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat, actually made of?
Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor at the University of California-Davis, was a guest on AgriTalk last week where he shared about his recent discussion comparing the ingredients of plant-based meat alternatives to high-end dog food.
“When you look at Impossible Burger or Beyond Meat, they have 21 or 22 highly processed ingredients. So processed, that you are hard pressed in identifying the difference between those items, versus let’s say, pet food.”
Mitloehner explained to AgriTalk host Chip Flory that this is something that many consumers aren’t aware of, and when given the opportunity, aren’t able to distinguish the difference between the burgers and dog food. Mitloehner took to Twitter to further this point.
“Within 24 hours, I had 100,000 people trying to answer that trivia question as to which one of the three is the dog food. The vast majority of the people had it wrong. I find that very interesting,” he says.
"Trivia quiz: following are the ingredients of three food/feed items. Two of them are fake burgers (namely @ImpossibleFoods burger and @BeyondMeat burger, respectively) and the third is premium dog food. Can you pick the latter?"
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