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Many of the meat analogues such as Beyond Meat, Squeaky Bean and Birds Eye are made from pea protein which is extracted from yellow and green split peas. It can be processed to create products with a chewy, meaty texture. It contains the full range of essential amino acids but is slightly low in one so you shouldn’t make it your only source. Beans and vegetables Burgers (apart from mini burgers, see below) do not use soya and are made from pulses, grains and vegetables Just 7% of soya is used directly for human food products such as the ones rated here, and the amount has increased minimally over time compared to soya processed for animal feed, which has risen sharply over the last 30 years with the global demand for meat – from 88 million tonnes in 1990 to 227 million tonnes in 2013. Many people believe that all animals have a right to life. They are not ‘ours’ to exploit and kill. It’s as simple as that. Here we provide a brief summary of the main arguments from an animal rights and welfare perspective.

Kantar Take Home FMCG – fastest growing brands based on value sales 48 w/e 29-Nov-20 vs. w/e 28-Nov-21 Still a popular ingredient largely because, unlike most other beans, soya protein is a complete protein containing all the eight essential amino acids that we need. Soya sausages were invented in Germany during the first world war to deal with meat shortages. Soya has long been a staple of Asian and vegetarian/ vegan diets and it is the main ingredient in many of the products rated here. But soya bean cultivation remains linked to deforestation in South America. We look at how sustainable soya-based alternatives are in more detail below. Tempeh With so much choice available, how do you know which brand make what vegan and fake meat alternatives? In the table below brands are listed alphabetically and the products are vegan unless otherwise stated. Brand

Which brands make what meat alternatives?

This guide covers ready-made meat alternatives and includes products designed to taste, smell and look like meat (appetisingly called ‘meat analogues’ in the trade). It also covers products like tofu, falafel and vegetable fingers which can be used as meat replacements, but in general are not marketed as being analogous to meat. Oumph!, No Meat, Fry’s, THIS and Beyond Meat are made to taste and feel like meat. You can find them in some supermarkets.

A July 2022 report from business strategy advisors, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), found that “for each dollar, investment in improving and scaling up the production of meat and dairy alternatives resulted in three times more greenhouse gas reductionscompared with investment in green cement technology, seven times more than green buildings and 11 times more than zero-emission cars.” We asked our readers whether they would eat lab-grown meat. Here's a selection of the replies, some have been edited for length. Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day.Investments companies have also been attracted by seeing meat-free sales rising. Four companies in this guide are now owned by private equity investment companies, who, like meat companies, may not be in it for ethical reasons:

The companies developing lab-grown meat say it is useful for weaning committed meat eaters off animal sources if they’re not convinced by the taste and texture of meat-free products. Our Recommended brands did well or reasonably for soya and palm oil sourcing, and are vegan companies: Dragonfly, Biona, Bonsan, Oumph!, No Meat, Fry’s, Beyond Meat and THIS. Dan: "I’m a flexitarian and would happily eat Lab grown meat in products like burgers, sausages, mince etc if:

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Is it vegan? Meat-free products may still contain dairy or other animal products, which may have been produced through factory farming. Opt for vegan to reduce your carbon footprint and protect animal rights. Burgers, bacon rashers, fish steaks, gammon roast, turkey roast, beef roast, ham slices, sausages, pepperoni. States its soya is sourced from France, North America and China and is not grown at the expense of rainforests

The name is a portmanteau of Doppelgänger and Substitute. This soy-free vegetable protein product has a slight hint of pork flavour but an unpleasant texture and prompted reactions ranging from “bad” to “vomit-worthy”. Beef cows in the UK are often reared outdoors on grass, but are usually killed after one or two years. Across most of Europe, cattle are kept indoors and fattened on a high grain diet. Beef from outside Europe may have come from Brazilian cattle raised on deforested land. Our article comparing meat, vegetarian and vegan diets has more information about carbon, land use and other issues and how these relate to our food choices. I've often bought these. You can boil them or fry them, but I find boiling works better. They have a slightly rubbery texture and not much flavour, but the panel quite liked them. So meat alternatives, such as tofu, tempeh and other products in this guide, have a tiny impact compared to meat. Brazil and the soya moratorium

Beyond burgers are made from peas and brown rice. Coconut oil adds moisture, while beetroot, apple juice and pomegranate imitate the bleeding ooziness of red meat. They look and taste much like a real beef burger, with a vaguely beefy flavour and moist texture. My lifelong vegetarian daughter refused to try one, declaring: “I’m a veggie, get me out of here.” This award-winning soy-based product was the most similar to meat in flavour, texture and even smell. If you had it in a carbonara, you wouldn't know the difference.