After writing about Beyond Meat, I figured it was time to pull the plug on the Impossible Burger. Because when it comes down to it, the reality is that the ingredients in the Impossible Burger have been linked to serious health issues and environmental damage. When did food grown in a lab become everyone’s idea of health food? When did it become sustainable? We have become so detached from our food, how it was grown and who grew it. It truly represents how disconnected from nature our society is.
While the intention behind the Impossible Burger may be good, and I’m sure it is, the reality is that this is not food. This is not environmentally friendly. This is not sustainable. This is not health or nutrition. And let me explain why.
First, let’s take a look at the ingredient list.
Full Ingredient List:
Water, Textured Wheat Protein, Coconut Oil, Potato Protein, Natural Flavors, 2% or less of: Leghemoglobin (Soy), Yeast Extract, Salt, Konjac Gum, Xanthan Gum, Soy Protein Isolate, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Thiamin (Vitamin B1), Zinc, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12
Now, let’s examine these ingredients.
Leghemoglobin (Soy)
Soy leghemoglobin is not a relatively new “food,” it’s brand spanking new. Created exclusively for the Impossible Burger to mimic the taste and texture of a traditional meat based burger. Humans had not eaten this genetically modified ingredient until the good ol’ food scientists at Impossible Burger created it.
From an internal FDA document,
“The current arguments at hand, individually and collectively, were not enough to establish the safety of SLH for consumption,” an FDA memo said, referring to soy leghemoglobin, a protein found in soy roots that’s the basis for the burger’s meaty texture and flavor. Source
Then I found this study published in April of this year essentially stating the soy leghemoglobin was safe in rat trials.
While the company insists soy leghemoglobin is safe because atom-for-atom it is identical to heme, this isn’t entirely true. Impossible Burger routinely states that soy leghemoglobin is the exact same as heme and this is simply false. Heme is naturally occurring in meat, it is not genetically modified. It’s simply not possible to re-create something nature made in a lab and call it identical. And that’s an important distinction because even with the above study, we really have no idea what the long-term effects of this entirely new “food” are. One of the biggest issues with SLH is that no long-term studies exist to establish its safety.
Keep in mind that the above study,which Impossible Burger uses to tout the safety of soy leghemoglobin, was a 28 day trial on rats. It was not a long-term trial on humans. And my God why are we creating food that needs clinical trials to establish safety?
Yeast Extract
The soy leghemoglobin is produced using a genetically modified yeast. Aside from the argument of whether or not we should be consuming genetically modified food,
The FDA also noted that the company’s engineered yeast doesn’t just produce leghemoglobin—it also produces 40 other normally occurring yeast proteins that end up in the burger, which “raises further question on how the safety argument could be made based solely on SLH.” Source
This method of producing SLH produces 40 yeast proteins in the burger. Though due to labeling standards, only yeast extract is required to be on the label.
As a nutritionist, I personally recommend people void most yeasts, particularly those with gut issues (which is most people). Yeast feeds pathogenic bacteria and can negatively impact gut microbiota. Regular consumption of yeast products can lead to a host of GI issues including fungal overgrowth, IBS, food intolerance and many more. Keep in mind that most people consume yeast everyday in bread, pizza, pastries and now, 40 different types of it in the Impossible Burger.
Soy Protein Isolate
Soy protein isolate (SPO) is a highly processed food byproduct. It’s really not even food. Let’s chat a bit about how it’s made.
First, soy oil is separated from the soybean using hexane extraction. Wondering what hexane is? A neurotoxin.
After that, the protein is soaked in ethanol or an acidic bath. Consider for a second how a bean that’s green ends up as a fine, white powder (or a piece of fake chicken for that matter). It is bleached, deodorized and undergoes an extreme amount of processing. This is not health food, it’s not even food.
Soy consumption has been shown to reduce sperm concentration (source, source), exacerbate thyroid issues (source, source), has been linked to breast cancer growth (source, source) and has been linked to breast development in two year-old girls (source).
I don’t vilify all soy. I think organic, well sourced soy in the form of miso or tempeh is fine from time to time – which is how Asian cultures used to eat soy before soy exploded all of the world as a commodity crop. Now, soy is over 90% genetically modified.
Soy becomes an issue when used as a protein source as opposed to a condiment or occasional serving. Majority of Americans consume a massive amount of soy; it’s found in almost all junk food. Soy flour, soy lecithin, soy protein isolate, soy oil – soy is so cheap and subsidized by the US government, which is why it has made it’s way into the daily diet of Americans.
Textured Wheat Protein
Textured wheat protein is a highly processed alternative to meat. And I have a lot of issues with wheat – mainly that it’s difficult, if not impossible, for everyone to digest and also that it’s not a nutrient dense food. It’s inflammatory, it irritates the gut lining. And there is nothing in wheat that cannot easily, more readily and more gently be obtained from healthier options. Not one single thing.
Beyond that, wheat is high in phytic acid, which further prevents nutrient absorption (source). Gluten, the protein in wheat, has been linked to anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, seizure disorders and ADHD (sources can be found here).
How These Ingredients Are Bad For The Environment
Many people think that just because something is plant based, it’s good for the environment. Or at the very least, isn’t harmful to the environment. This could not be further from the truth. Modern agriculture is one of the driving factors causing environmental damage. Large scale monocopping operations, like those that grow soy, corn, canola and wheat, are doused in chemical fertilizers that enter local waterways, making their way to the Gulf of Mexico, causing a dead zone the size of Rhode Island.
And while the meat industry is blamed for this, they are not alone in sharing the blame. Much of the soy and corn is grown for animal consumption – and much is grown for vegetarians as well. You cannot blame the meat industry alone if you also consume these crops. Don’t get me wrong, the meat industry is also to blame and by no means should livestock even be fed these crops – they should be on grassland. But Americans eat a vast amount of soy, as do vegetarians. And if you’re consuming soy, you’re contributing to this environmental destruction.
What many people don’t realize is that land and animals have a symbiotic, healthy relationship if properly grown. If livestock are put out to pasture, eating grass (not soy, corn or wheat), their manure literally feeds the land. Soil needs to be fed to remain healthy. These plant based staples destroy the land, they utilize the nutrients in the soil until there are none left. They are sprayed with chemical fertilizers which further depletes the soil. This is now how it should be done.
Pasture raised animals nourish the land and soil, allowing for healthy plants to grow. Monocropping operations use a vast amount of water, fertilizers and natural resources. A farm like Polyface uses land management, environmental practices and grows healthy, humane animals as well as a plethora of vegetables. This is how farming is meant to be done.
If you want to be an environmentally conscious consumer, buy real, whole, local food. Buy organic vegetables at your local farmers market. Buy produce that is in season. Buy locally, the less your food traveled, the healthier it is and the less gas and emissions are used. Grow your own garden. These are the practices that will make a huge impact on our environment, not lab grown fake meat.
Additional sources to read on this topic: The Vegetarian Myth, Meat: A Benign Extravagance, Folks, This Ain’t Normal
A word on GMOs.
First, many people actually have no idea what genetic modification is and will comment saying, “Genetic modification has been going on for thousands of years!” No, it’s hasn’t. What you’re thinking of is called hybridization. Hybridization occurs naturally and involves plant breeding. Farmers have been hybridizing plants for thousands of years to make them more palatable, heartier and strong. They do this with no high tech equipment because mother nature allows them to do so, and does so herself, often without the help of any human intervention at all.
Genetic modification is an entirely different ballgame that involves genetic manipulation using advanced biotechnology. It usually involves splicing the genes of two entirely different species and would never occur in nature.
I contacted Impossible Burger directly to ask if their soy is genetically modified. They politely told me that it is not – and neither is their wheat or potatoes. I thought this was odd because there is no commercially available genetically modified wheat. There are next to no GMO potatoes available (source).
So it makes me think that the person who told me the soy was GMO-free actually might not know what she was talking about. I’m not saying they use GMOs, but it’s odd to me that I was told other items are GMO-free, when of course they are. There’s really no available GMO counterpart. It’s kind of like labeling water as gluten-free.
In closing…
Let me emphasize this fact that many people missed when reading my article on Beyond Meat products: I do not in any way promote, recommend or endorse the modern industrial system of animal agriculture. I do not encourage anyone or personally purchase meat from factory farms. I exclusively recommend and consume sustainably, responsibly and humanely raised animals from my locals farmers – and I have many. I have made friends with these people. They treat their animals and their land with love. They are connected to nature in a way that the vast majority of people are not – particularly those consuming vegan food grown in a lab and calling it sustainability. This is not food, this is not health, this is not environmental sustainability.
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As far as the two fake burgers your statement of “And my God why are we creating food that needs clinical trials to establish safety?” says it all. I tasted some today and it was very much too good to be true. After reading the laundry list of ingredients all I could think is that’s the crap that got me where I am today.
As for Grass fed beef though, I am trying the Whole Plant method (which is a Vegan like but stricter diet) because of heart related medical reasons. My doctor actually prescribed a great video on this is called “Forks over knives”as a viable way to reverse the damage being done by an unhealthy lifestyle and get me off of medication permanently. The video documents multiple extensive world wide studies on meat & milk and it’s affect on heart disease and cancer. It is very compelling in it’s conclusions. A lot of the data was taken from places where cattle were not raised on antibiotics but more natural free ranging ancient methods. Meat still kills so why kill meat?
A possible reason that there is no evidence on grass fed beef being unhealthy could be because extensive studies like these just haven’t been done on it. If you are truly concerned about your health and doing one of these healthy eating styles to live longer and reverse damage there is just no place for meat in it no matter how it was raised.
I was hungry last night and I chugged down one of those burgers. They usually give me a little gas and my stomach don’t really like them that much but is not a big deal. However, yesterday I ate a big one and also a chicken wing (all done with soy). In the morning I woke up with intestinal cramps from hell. I’m almost sure it was from this vegan carnival. Have anyone experienced that?
Yes.
I just want to thank you for your continued support of all things healthy. My very best friend is using Rodan and Fields for the past two months and has had great results and almost talked me into buying into it, until I educated myself (with your help) on the side effects. thanks for having my back!
I’m curious why you protest soy isolate but in other posts you’re fine with whey (typically sold as whey isolate in higher end protein powders), which also essentially a waste product that’s been rebranded so it can be sold at a premium.
People like you should be ashamed of yourself for your self-propogated, blatantly false yellow journalism. You’re no better than any of the corporations that lie, too.
Leghemoglobin is naturally occuring, not lab created. Whether or not something is lab created or naturally occuring has nothing to do with it’s safety either. How about you go and give yourself a nice organic serving of hemlock and drop dead?
You’ve done a lot of homework and put a great deal of thought and passion into your posts. The only thing I take issue with is your use of the words ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable’. Don’t get me wrong; if you are in a privileged position to obtain your meat and produce from local, compassionate, responsible farmer/ranchers, artisan cheese makers and the like, then by all means ENJOY! That is a good thing, if it is available to you. No matter what happens in the world of food, such local producers will always exist, and even thrive, as they should.
The one thing, however, that such eating is NOT – from a global perspective – is sustainable. I urge you and your readers to consider the charts in this link: https://www.bluehorizon.com/facts/
To denigrate the steps being taken to address a mass movement to more plant-based way of eating – and doing so in such a way that could actually make a difference to the planet as our population heads toward 10 billion – is counter-productive at the very least. Calling attention to certain ingredients that you take issue with is one thing. But to blanket dismiss plant-based burgers as ‘unhealthy’ and ‘bad for the environment’ is illogical, and works against, rather than for, a more sustainable and animal friendly world. I’m not referring to YOUR world, but to the actual whole world.
Driving an electric vehicle 3 miles a day on solar-generated power is bad for the environment. But if it is not-as-bad as driving a gas guzzler 50 miles a day by a factor of 10, it is a huge NET win for the environment.
The billions of people emerging into middle class life over the coming decade are not going to obtain fresh meat from lovingly raised local cows and chickens. Not gonna happen. But if they eat a plant based burger that is MORE healthy and WAY better for the environment than its industrially produced animal analog – the only real world alternative – that would be a HUGE win for the environment, and the animals.
Now we’re actually talking about something that is sustainable.
Thank you
You need to update article. You reviewed the old version of Impossonle Burger. It didn’t have wheat in it. It did when it first premiered but changed ingredients since then.
But did you try it though
They changed the ingredients. You need to update article. You reviewed the old version of Impossible Burger. It didn’t have wheat in it. It did when it first premiered but changed ingredients since then.
Unsure why you’re so intent on bashing this innovative new product.. first, The impossible burger isn’t intended to be a health food. Refuting the lack of healthiness is a waste of time because nobody is promoting it as a HEALTH FOOD. it mimics a burger which is arguably never a health food.
Second, 98% of soybeans planted in the US are used for animal feed. If you’re against mono-culture farming (as we should be) spend your time going after CAFOs with this kind of meticulous argument and leave vegan protein out of it altogether here. There is no food that is not harmful in some way to the environment, but there is food that is SIGNIFICANTLY less harmful and the impossible burger is one of them.
This entire article is tone deaf, ill informed, and laughable.
I was looking into purchasing and consuming this product, I try to research before I put it into my body. Thank you for the breakdown of the ingredients and writing this article!
What a load of crap.
These mommy bloggers know it alls and their psuedo science. You read a couple of “contradicting” inconclusive studies, and that’s all the ammunition you need to write your blog and pass it off as your factual doctrine.
Please stop. Being a certified nutritionist doesn’t make you qualified or any smarter than the actual scientists putting in all the work and research.
Your whack
I have had enough of fake news, fake food, stupid liberals, and very corrupt scientists in the World Health Organization bent on depopulation.
I don’t know how many bad things these
Corrupt people are putting in our food but I will read labels pray over all the food and drink I consume and ask THE LORD GOD, OUR FATHER and OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST to bless it and sanctify it to my bodyAMEN! THE BIBLE says, ‘my people are sick and dying because they do not ask ME to bless their food and drink!’ ????????
You do not sound well, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. I really recommend seeking professional help. There are great telehealth options available these days. Best of luck.
Hopefully a dead carcass of an innocent animal is not the alternative.
But the dead carcasses of innocent animals you can ignore because you have no idea how your food is produced or where it comes from is okay.
Humans need some meat every week and that is the truth even for vegetarians. No meat means cancer. I haven’t met a healthy vegetarian yet. Amino acids, B12, and iron are necessary and Not obtained from just vegetables. I have a CMA and my comments are backed by a lifetime of study. The Impossible burger is a highly processed lie posing as a vegetarian choice. It is a chemical lab made pile of junk.
The most biased, narrow minded, uneducated and outdated article I have ever read holy crap ???
Well, glad you are still good with the slaughter of animals. We aren’t, therefore we eat “soy” products. And your comment on “most people are sensitve to yeast” is simply not true. As a nutrinalist you are the exact problem with this country. You believe in the ever changing ” food pyramid” and try to slander the health benifits of a plant based diet.
Soy production is destroying the American praire, farmland and the rainforest, thus “slaughtering” countless animals every single day. Soy production has even contributed to the massive deadzone in the Gulf, effectively killing trillions of animals and marine life. I assure you, your diet is bloodier than mine.
Eat some whole soybeans from the pod. They perk me up and gee, that’s a real vegetable. Juicing isn’t good for anybody either, processing kills the vitamins with every cut they are oxidized.
Ignorance is bliss.
This information is backed by facts and not the mindset of “doing good”.
Thank you for sharing this information with everyone… I’ve known for some time about the devastation the GMO crop Soy has caused but not on such an intense breakdown followed by additional info…
I understand that people with the plant-based diets have good intentions at heart, and it is not to say without a doubt that veggies go hand and hand with diet… But not like this..
Not in such an unnatural way.
I find it interesting too that an article I just read provided statistics showing that by 2050 we will have to increase agricultural resources by 70% with the fast, disgustingly growing world population. This is not possible; and I chatter my fingernails a bit at the thought with this article in mind; as well as a few others.
This article is very informative and succinct and I agree wholeheartedly with the writer! And, yes, Ms. Kenneman, “most people are sensitive to yeast”; that sensitivity manifests itself in different ways in people. Very clearly you have NOT done your research and go simply on emotions. The long-term effect of the vegan diet is ruining peoples’ health: mind, cognitive abilities, physically, etc. Feeding your family poison and depriving them of nutritional animal products is borderline abuse and neglect. Animals have their purpose in the food chain. It is veganism that is the “exact problem with this country.” Vegans promote the eating of poisonous foods and super processed foods that are bad for your health and bad for the environment.
Thank you. I recently had some Impossible, and I was shocked at the ingredients. I could not understand why it is considered healthy and sustainable. This is generally an issue with veganism-in order to get a complete diet, vegans have to depend on a lot of fake foods made with rather icky plant-based materials.
I generally prefer foods with fewer ingredients. For example, the ingredients in chicken are chicken. The ingredients in green beans are green beans, and the ingredients in sweet potatoes are sweet potatoes. Add in some olive oil (ingredients-olive oil) and you have my favorite meal.
Great write-up! I share your sentiments exactly. I’m nervous to see where eating lab food will lead… not sure why folks don’t mind gambling with Frakenfoods…
Large scale farming you refer to as “factory farming” does deliver huge efficiency, reduced usage of precious resources, and reduced emissions per pound of protein produced. What so many people don’t understand is that 86% of the crops fed to animals in feedlots to finish their growth are not consumable by humans. It’s the leaves and stalks, etc. that animals uniquely can convert to rich protein. Even though we use feedlots to finish cattle in the US, grain accounts for only 11% of their lifetime diet. All beef in the US is grass fed in pasture most it’s life, then finished in a feedlot, where weight gain of 4 pounds a day can be achieved with prepared feed nutrition, the alternative being another full year of grazing with 2 pounds at most gained on good days – and all the environmental impact that entails. The argument that beef and dairy cattle drive greenhouse gasses is false. Methane lasts just 10 years in the atmosphere, fossil fuel CO2 – thousands of years. We have 30% less cattle on the ground in the US than in the 1970s and produce more meat from them with smartly applied nutrition and science. Same is true similarly in Dairy. In that cattle/dairy in carbon negative over the past 40-50 years. I think your mono-crop argument is sound, and many, many animals are killed in raising crops. Organic farming is far less yield efficient than conventional. Small scale farming is land wasteful. With 10B global population by 2050 – a 70% increased demand for protein expected – we need to do large scale sustainably and humanely and make use of what true advantages we can from sound proven science.
Dani… you are just asserting your opinion rather than stating any real facts.
“Ninety eight percent of soybean meal is used for animal feed (poultry, hogs and cattle mostly) and only one percent is used to produce food for people. On the other hand, 88 percent of soybean oil is used for human consumption (mostly cooking oil) and 12 percent is used as an alternative to petroleum oil.”~https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/where_do_all_these_soybeans_go
No, your diet is far more bloody than someone who eats soy three times a day. How about trying to make blog entries that are firmly rooted in facts rather than opinion.
Sincerely,
A carnivore who hunts often.
Thank you for this article. I was talking to my brother (vegetarian) yesterday about the potential health drawbacks of these foods but I couldn’t articulate them. Like some of the commenters on your post, he was saying “But animals aren’t slaughtered”. For others reading, I think it is important to note that animal rights isn’t the point of the article. While I share the view that it is GOOD there is an animal alternative (in some ways), we are talking about the health drawbacks here. Similarly, if someone criticizes the drawbacks of vaping, it isn’t saying that you should be smoking cigarettes.
I like the sources littered throughout the article, though I don’t have the time to check their validity right now. One problem I had with the article was the line “First, soy oil is separated from the soybean using hexane extraction. Wondering what hexane is? A neurotoxin.”. I think it would have been beneficial to go into exactly what happens during this process and how much of the neurotoxin is present in the food after the process. Otherwise, it is just using the fear of the word “neurotoxin” to create a negative image too help make your argument.
I totally agree with your article, how on earth high processed ingredients can remotely be called healthy or vegetarian bewildered me. I usually opt for steak over hamburger due to the hatred of that white processed bun. Even salads at the fast food places aren’t vegetable salads. People should study before consuming food. Thank you for writing the absolute truth!
Thank you Dani.
OK WELL LET ME START BY ASKING ANYONE READING THIS A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I THINK THE AUTHOR HAS OMITED.
BEFORE YOU LAY DOWN THE COMEBACKS DO YOPUR RESEARCH. DO YOU KNOW 70% OF ALL SOY CROPS GROWN ARE GROWN FOR ANIMAL FODDER. THAT IS FOOD FOR ANY OF YOU OUT THERE NOT DOING YOUR HOMEWORK. SOY IS ALSO USED FOR OTHER THINGS AS WELL TAKE A LOOK IN YOUR BATHROOM AT YOUR MAKE UP LADIES. AS WELL AS THE BAR OF SOAP OR SHAMPOO ANS THAT CHAP STICK AND WELL THE LIST GOES ON SO LETS KNOCK OUT ANOTHER 24% FOR ALL THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH AGAIN IS A WIDE RANGE. AND THE REMAINING 6% IS USED BY HUMANS FOR FOOD. SO NEXT TIME YOU SHIT ON SOY PONDER THAT WHILE YOU EAT YOUR MEAT THAT WAS FED THE SOY YOU HATE SO MUCH .
AND THE ESTROGEN THAT IS HIGH IN SOY HAPPENS TO BE THE GOOD ESTROGEN IT IS CALLED PHYTOESTROGEN . YOU CAN LOOK IT UP. IT IS KIND OF LIKE CHOLESTEROLS YOU HAVE GOOD AND BAD. WHEN YOU ASSUME THAT EVERYONE EATING THIS IS JUST REPLACING THIS BURGER FOR THEIR ONLY MEAT SOURCE WELL GIVE YOUR HEAD A SHAKE . WE STOPPED EATING MEAT TO GET AWAY FROM THE MEAT. I EAT SHIT TONS OF VEGGIES AND LEGUMES AND SUPPLIMENT MAYBE ONCE A MONTH OR EVERY OTHER MONTH WITH A PLANT BASED BURGER THAT 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IS MADE FROM SCRATCH AT HOME FROM ….YOU GUESSED IT WHEAT GLUTEN AND TOFU AND RICE .THE ONLY THING PROVEN TO BE CAUSING DEAD ZONES IN THE GULF IS MASS ANIMAL WASTE RUNOFF FROM MEGA FARMS. I WOULD ADVISE YOU ALL LOOK UP THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS RELEASED BY THE W.H.O AND THE WORLD WATCH A WHILE BACK WITH THE IMPERICAL EVIDENCE THAT 51% OF THE WORLDS ISSUE WITH GLOBAL WARMING IS CAUSED BY ANIMAL AGRICULTURE. SO EAT A BAG OF LIPS AND ENJOY YOUR BALL GAMES. I WILL CONTINUE READING BOOKS AND EDUCATING MYSELF AND THOSE THAT CHOOSE TO BE THE CHANGE THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.
“Regular consumption of yeast products can lead to a host of GI issues including fungal overgrowth, IBS, food intolerance and many more.” Do you have a source for this?
what a load of new-age uninformed trendy bullshit.
Heme is liquified human remains.
Well that’s an insane and incorrect thing to say.
Whatever the Impossible Burger ingredient list is TODAY, Oct 2021, it has a great taste and texture, and color and mouthfeel which is the closest to decent ground beef I’ve ever had. I’m a person who strives to eat organic/nonGMO daily as a norm, avoiding processed foods, but there are times I’ll get something not-so-good-for-me at a bakery or restaurant like an all white flour croissant or sugar laden slab of cake or cocktail to be social and experience something tasty. I think my typical daily way of eating counterbalances anything I could be doing to harm myself, and if the Impossible Burger has some non-gmos and processed chemicals, it’s something I think I can handle occasionally as an alternative to ground beef which I many times end up wasting and not enjoying because of bone fragments and gristly fat balls. I’ve used Impossible Burger in a copycat Burger King Whopper I made at home, which was incredibly good. Another time I split a pack into two meals, one of which was a Tamale Pie and Whole Wheat spaghetti with homemade marinara and all three were REALLY good, sans bone shards and gristle fat balls, I didn’t waste any of the food, which often happens when I use ground beef. Would I use weekly? probably not, but the occasional desire for something requiring a meatiness when I don’t want meat, this is the best tasting thing I’ve found so far.
My point is simply that a grass-fed burger is not only healthier, but better for the environment.
Do you have a recommendation for those with Alpha Gal (an allergy to mammalian meat)? One gets incredibly tired of eating chicken, so that Impossible Burger has been a great substitute for the taste and texture of ground beef for someone who is now allergic to beef.
Mystification of the food production, many wrong information and ignorance behind the food processing… and you call yourself a Nutritionist… it is a shame for many competent food scientists in the real world.