{"id":28112,"date":"2022-09-14T00:37:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T07:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/?p=28112"},"modified":"2022-09-14T00:37:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T07:37:30","slug":"impossible-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/impossible-burger\/","title":{"rendered":"Impossible Burger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The Vegan Burger..without the \u201cVeg\u201d?!?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, I\u2019m not a vegetarian or vegan, but I probably eat more vegetables than 99% of them. Seems like more vege-whatevers are more interested in staying away from meat rather than consuming vegetables (which if you don\u2019t know, are two separate things). The last few years, veggie burgers (without real vegetables) have exploded, the two leading ones are The Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat. They claim to look, smell, taste, even bleed just like meat\u2026but let\u2019s grill one up, The Impossible Burger, and take bite!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: What is the Impossible Burger?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Basically it\u2019s a <strong>plant<\/strong> (and I use that word loosely)-<strong>based alternative to meat<\/strong>. It\u2019s a combination of non-animal based ingredients combined to taste, smell, cook, feel like meat from animals.&nbsp; The company, Impossible Foods, has a variety of products \u2013 ground sausage, nuggets, meatballs, and pork, but we\u2019re going to focus on their Impossible Burger that is to mimic beef.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: What is the Impossible Burger made out of?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: The exact ingredients are here: <a href=\"https:\/\/faq.impossiblefoods.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360018937494-What-are-the-ingredients-in-Impossible-Burger-#:~:text=Water%2C%20Soy%20Protein%20Concentrate%2C%20Coconut,and%20Minerals%20(Zinc%20Gluconate%2C%20Thiamine\">https:\/\/faq.impossiblefoods.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360018937494-What-are-the-ingredients-in-Impossible-Burger-#:~:text=Water%2C%20Soy%20Protein%20Concentrate%2C%20Coconut,and%20Minerals%20(Zinc%20Gluconate%2C%20Thiamine<\/a>. But to summarize, <strong>Soy, Coconut &amp; Sunflower Oil, Binders, Preservatives, Vitamins.<\/strong> Remember it\u2019s trying to mimic meat in (2) ways\u2026(1) the flavor\/mouth feel experience (2) the nutritional value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Soy \u2013 For the protein amount\/value&nbsp;<\/li><li>Coconut Oil \u2013 To make it sizzle and coat your mouth with flavor<\/li><li>Binders \u2013 To hold it together while cooking<\/li><li>Vitamins \u2013 To give it the nutrients to compare to meat&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026it\u2019s that simple!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Is it healthier than meat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: If you\u2019re asking does it have as many nutrients \u2013 vitamins\/minerals and protein, <strong>the answer would be (in some ways) YES<\/strong>. You\u2019re not losing out of many nutrients by eating the Impossible Burger (note: Beyond Meat, is not as nutrient dense). Compared to Beef (84% Lean), the Impossible Burger has as much or more of most nutrients. Things to consider is that Beef has 0g (vs. 9g) of carbohydrates (for those carb watchers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: What about the Iron?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: The Iron has been a hot topic among the real vs. vegan burger crowd. <strong>The Iron found in meat is heme-bound, which may be better absorbed than the iron added to meatless burgers.<\/strong> The heme used in the Impossible Burger is soy leghemoglobin (causes the \u201cbleeding\u201d characteristic), which does not have long-term safety data. The current studies have only been done on animals (ironically!) and seems to be safe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special note:<\/strong> Getting plenty of Vitamin C can help non-heme bound iron (from plants) more bioavailable for the body, so keep your Vitamin C levels up if you\u2019re a vegetarian!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Any other ingredients to worry about?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: The protein comes from Soy, and <strong>soy is one of the eight most common food allergens<\/strong>, so you must watch for that. Also, if you\u2019re focuses on Non-GMO products, <strong>The Impossible Burger contains GMO ingredients (they don\u2019t hide it).<\/strong> GMO crops are resistant to Glyphosate, which have been linked to potentially harmful effects on humans \u2013 harm hormonal function, gut flora, and certain cancers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Who is The Impossible Burger good for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: A choice for those looking for burgers <strong>free of animal products and byproducts<\/strong>, or those concerned about the environment. It\u2019s <strong>Gluten-Free<\/strong> and it has a comparable profile of vitamins and minerals, and pretty much the same amount of protein as traditional meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: How does it taste?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Most reviewers say between the Beyond Burger and The Impossible Burger, <strong>The Impossible is better<\/strong> has a richer and meatier flavor. It also seems to cook easier and more versatile in recipes. I\u2019m not a big fan of either. I don\u2019t eat a lot of beef, but when I do, it has a certain experience that can\u2019t be matched by either of these two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Final Thoughts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I try to stick to whole foods, the ingredients in The Impossible Burger <strong>aren\u2019t necessarily bad, but they aren\u2019t healthy<\/strong> <strong>either<\/strong>. If I were to choose non-meat, vegetable based burgers, <strong>I\u2019d choose ones made from black beans, grains (like quinoa), potatoes, beets, real vegetables<\/strong>.&nbsp; They won\u2019t taste like meat, but they\u2019ll have a few of the same characteristics and actually be vegetable-arian!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vegan Burger..without the \u201cVeg\u201d?!? First off, I\u2019m not a vegetarian or vegan, but I probably eat more vegetables than 99% of them. Seems like more vege-whatevers are more interested in staying away from meat rather than consuming vegetables (which if you don\u2019t know, are two separate things). The last few years, veggie burgers (without [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,180,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cbd-101","category-higher-education","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}