What is the REAL difference between the traditional Veggie Burgers that have been around forever, and these relatively new Plant-Based Protien versions?
In: Biology
Mentioned a bit below, but to clarify, the Beyond/Impossible burgers are much more “meat” like in that they “bleed” via a plant-based heme (leghemoglobin), and have a very similar taste to beef.
As noted below, there have been a variety of veggie patties in the past with a meaty texture (rather than just the common legume/cereal grain pressed patties) via myco or textured vegetable protein, but not at this level.
TL;DR – The two main new burgers are designed to emulate meat in virtually every way, rather than just being a tasty/healthy plant protein patty shaped like a burger.
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