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Scientists Predict Meatless Burgers That “Taste Better Than Meat”: Don't Buy The Hype
Hotair ^ | 11/14/2019 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 11/14/2019 8:13:16 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

As a professor in beef cattle sciences at a major land grant university I loathe the concept of this fake meat rollout.

Why do they insist on referring to it as a meat substitute and go so far as to portray it for what real meat is?

My patronage to Burger King (albeit infrequent) is over. Dunkin Donuts with their fake pork rollout is over for me as well.

I am worried about the dark days ahead. The younger generations are in for a reality check on many fronts.

MFO


41 posted on 11/14/2019 8:41:11 AM PST by Man from Oz
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To: PGR88

9 carbs in an impossible burger, real beef has 0. Keto dieters eat on target 20 carbs a day. Impossible beef will not fit well in a Keto or low carb diet.


42 posted on 11/14/2019 8:46:37 AM PST by kalee
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To: SeekAndFind
One's digestive system will be the final judge of these "impossible" meats...

Explosive diarrhea, weeping anus and other means of body rejection.

43 posted on 11/14/2019 8:47:59 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: kalee

My fear is they will start to slip this crap in instead of beef without telling you.

Bad news for Diabetics that won’t be able to handle the carbs.


44 posted on 11/14/2019 8:48:33 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Fake meat patty has 9 carbs vs real meat patty with 0 carbs.

The fake meat contains 20 ingredients vs real meat patty with 1 ingredient.

They took the coconut oil out of movie popcorn because it was supposed to be bad for you but now they’re adding it to fake meat.


45 posted on 11/14/2019 8:56:19 AM PST by bgill
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To: ClearCase_guy
"...We can cultivate meat that is all upside–no gristle, no bone, no skin, no tendons..."

The standing joke in my family for years has been there there must be some kind of skinless turkey, because by the time that Thanksgiving Turkey gets to the table, unless my mother stood guard with a knife, it would be completely denuded of the crispy skin by hungry passerby in our family! Yeah. A turkey with no skin wouldn't make the grade, no matter how turkey-like the meat tastes. These people are deranged.

46 posted on 11/14/2019 8:57:17 AM PST by rlmorel (Finding middle ground with tyranny or evil makes you either a tyrant or evil. Often both.)
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To: redshawk; Rio

It is like telling the ones who drive electric cars that they are driving coal-fired cars!


47 posted on 11/14/2019 9:01:28 AM PST by rlmorel (Finding middle ground with tyranny or evil makes you either a tyrant or evil. Often both.)
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To: dfwgator

I know, I fear the same. We eat low carb for my diabetic husband. Unless people look to see the nutritional facts, they could believe this is a healthier option.

The inventor said he came up with it to combat climate change because cows are a contributor.


48 posted on 11/14/2019 9:23:16 AM PST by kalee
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To: SeekAndFind

I prefer a grilled portobello or a salmon patty to a hamburger, and I’ve had good veggie burgers that didn’t pretend to be meat.

But give me real steak, kebab, roast, anyday.


49 posted on 11/14/2019 9:31:27 AM PST by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: Man from Oz

[As a professor in beef cattle sciences at a major land grant university I loathe the concept of this fake meat rollout.]


I’ll be following the progress they’re making with growing real meat in a lab. Will they bring the feed conversion ratio anywhere close to chicken levels (1.6)? And will the meat be as safe for human consumption as beef on the hoof?


50 posted on 11/14/2019 9:37:45 AM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: faucetman
Impossible whopper is very good. You can not tell that it’s not beef. You just can’t. Impossible Whopper is $5.59. You can get TWO regular Whoppers for $6. A better deal.

My wife and I and our dog eat at Burger King at least once a week. We almost always use the same coupon, which gives us two Whoppers, two fries, and two soft drinks for $8.99. Their print ad and their "app" has repeatedly had this coupon for months. All Burger Kings are not created equal and fortunately we have a really good one near us.

We like to use our own smoker and grill, but it is amazing how Burger King's flame broiling machine gives their meat a very good flavor. When you consider the cost of the ingredients, the time and the effort it takes to grill up a couple of your own burgers... it is just a huge time saver for about the same expense when using a coupon.

When the meatless Whopper came out, our local Burger King had lines of people waiting to try it. I was glad for them because they were obviously making a good profit on the hype. The thing that disturbed me however, was that the smoke coming from the machine had a different odor and this affected the flavor of our normal Whoppers. Fortunately he meatless Whopper craze died down within a couple of weeks and now they sell so few of them that the taste of our normal Whoppers is back to normal. If they have a special on them, where they do not cost any more than a normal Whopper... I will give one a try to see if you really cannot tell the difference or if it is at least edible to me. My wife used to have me grill up “garden burgers” for her and I was not enamored with them.

51 posted on 11/14/2019 9:46:06 AM PST by fireman15
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To: SeekAndFind

cows have been turning plants in to meat forever... why mess with a process that works?


52 posted on 11/14/2019 9:51:16 AM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: SeekAndFind

I predict Science that is actually science.
salted in a big pile of speculation that is claimed to be science.


53 posted on 11/14/2019 9:51:19 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ve never understood vegans and vegetarians. And I have several friends you are such.

If vegetables are so good, why do they keep trying to develop meat substitutes? Why does meat taste so good, anyway? Do they ever ask themselves that question?


54 posted on 11/14/2019 9:51:44 AM PST by chesley (What is life but a long dialog with imbeciles? - Pierre Ryckmans)
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To: faucetman

Real people eat meat!


55 posted on 11/14/2019 9:59:31 AM PST by ohioman
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To: SeekAndFind

Soylent Green is people.


56 posted on 11/14/2019 10:00:21 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: Kickass Conservative
I’ve read these Plant Based Burgers have the same amount of Fat as Beef Burgers do. If so, what’s the point?

It's not supposed to be good for you, silly. It's good for the erf, since cows cause global warming and stuff. You don't matter at all to GW cult.

57 posted on 11/14/2019 10:19:13 AM PST by seowulf
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To: SeekAndFind

Our billionaire despot marxist betters are still going to eat the real deal


58 posted on 11/14/2019 10:24:43 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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To: Red Badger
Flying cars are here, check them out. on YouTube.
You will have to wait for frying planet or move to Arizona. 😀
59 posted on 11/14/2019 10:29:20 AM PST by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: Fido969

Soylant Green. Tomatoes are for the betters running society, not the grunts.


60 posted on 11/14/2019 10:54:25 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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