Plant-based mince is now 29% cheaper than beef, lamb, and pork mince at Tesco, according to a price comparison conducted by nonprofit think tank GFI Europe
This is actually why I prefer the Beyond to Impossible. Both command a premium, and the Impossible is so indistinguishable that it feels like a waste of money. The Beyond has a great taste, but is not exactly beef flavor. They smell like cat food to me before they’re cooked, but I find myself craving the taste now and again because it is something unique.
Yeah, that’s super fair. Both have a place. Beyond is something different as a novelty if you already eat meat; I’d liken it to a non-vegan using agave over honey. For vegetarians/vegans, it’s nice to have basically a 1:1 if you want it. Even for vegans and vegetarians, it’s valid to prefer Beyond over that 1:1 replica. And for non-vegetarians trying to be more climate-conscious or a bit less unhealthy (Impossible is far from healthy – its saturated fat content, for example, is nearly as bad as ground beef’s – but it’s also less likely to give you colorectal etc. cancer), it’s a reasonable choice.
There is absolutely a place for both products. Impossible did exactly what they set out to do in flavor and texture mimicry. It’s the one I tried first as a meat eater and that’s what got me to try Beyond and a few others.
I hear the complaints about the fat and sodium in the products, and while it sounds less than ideal due a vegan or vegetarian diet, it doesn’t sound that bad for an omnivore, especially one that eats less veg. The great thing about them being a manufactured product is both of those things can change through product development. I remember reading that Impossible went through numerous revisions to stand up to Burger King’s conveyor belt grill system.
I’m very excited for the future of these types of products.
This is actually why I prefer the Beyond to Impossible. Both command a premium, and the Impossible is so indistinguishable that it feels like a waste of money. The Beyond has a great taste, but is not exactly beef flavor. They smell like cat food to me before they’re cooked, but I find myself craving the taste now and again because it is something unique.
Yeah, that’s super fair. Both have a place. Beyond is something different as a novelty if you already eat meat; I’d liken it to a non-vegan using agave over honey. For vegetarians/vegans, it’s nice to have basically a 1:1 if you want it. Even for vegans and vegetarians, it’s valid to prefer Beyond over that 1:1 replica. And for non-vegetarians trying to be more climate-conscious or a bit less unhealthy (Impossible is far from healthy – its saturated fat content, for example, is nearly as bad as ground beef’s – but it’s also less likely to give you colorectal etc. cancer), it’s a reasonable choice.
There is absolutely a place for both products. Impossible did exactly what they set out to do in flavor and texture mimicry. It’s the one I tried first as a meat eater and that’s what got me to try Beyond and a few others.
I hear the complaints about the fat and sodium in the products, and while it sounds less than ideal due a vegan or vegetarian diet, it doesn’t sound that bad for an omnivore, especially one that eats less veg. The great thing about them being a manufactured product is both of those things can change through product development. I remember reading that Impossible went through numerous revisions to stand up to Burger King’s conveyor belt grill system.
I’m very excited for the future of these types of products.