Talking about impossible and beyond meat, of course. I like their taste, so I’m not one of those burger fash who complains about not being able to taste the flesh wounds of their victims. Just need the skinny on how it compares in terms of it’s nutrient quality, health factors in terms of contaminants in production or as a result of (PFAS, lead), and the impact on the environment. I’m sure the production of fake borg is better than maintaining and slaughtering cows, but relative to other foods how much better is it?
Nutrient quality: it’s a somewhat high protein junk food. Don’t eat it too often. It’s mostly pea protein and a high viscosity oil, fairly salty. It isn’t going to have hormones like the actual animal product.
Health factors: mostly just the salt and high fat content to think about. And maybe think about how much pea protein you’re in taking, as processed foods can amplify things like heavy metals in their concentrations. We aren’t privy to their internal processes.
Environment: much less impactful than the animal product. Not sure whether it’s more impactful than just eating the beans and oil in some other dish, mostly due to weight. If you buy your beans dry, beans probably win. If you buy your beans canned, then you have to compare impacts of transportating something concentrated and processed (fake borger) to something very un-concentrated and with lots of water (bean can). In my opinion this is where you should stop thinking about it because it leads to total process analysis in a system that is opaque and interdependent.