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The Impossible Burger uses coconut oil which is 90% saturated fat the highest of any oil. Saturated fat causes a spike in bad cholesterol. Beef fat has saturate

The Impossible Burger uses coconut oil which is 90% saturated fat the highest of any oil. Saturated fat causes a spike in bad cholesterol. Beef fat has saturated fat but it's only at 40% of the total. Even heme the thing that makes the burger look bloody is even worse foe health than the coconut oil. Of all the things in red meat heme is the thing that causes the most harm and it's in the Impossible Burger. I'm not vegetarian but I do eat mainly plants with low meat consumption. I like the concept of vegetable-based burgers for diet reasons (not morality/ethics) but the Impossible Burger with coconut oil and heme seems very unhealthy.

seriousaccount1 8y ago
The article claims the impossible burger to have 90% less cholesterol
matthewtoast 8y ago
Of course — all food has good and bad qualities, the question here is really: Is it unhealthier than a beef burger? With all other qualities being equal or better? For example: Coconut oil may have the highest % of saturated fat, but that data point isn't relevant unless we know how much they put in each impossible burger, and compare that to the amount of fat in ground beef. I.e. despite that percentage, _per burger_ a beef burger might still give you more saturated fat. The same goes for the concern about heme.
24gttghh 8y ago
old recipe: 70% sat fat per 4oz serving [0] new recipe: 40% saturated fat per 4oz serving. [1] ground beef: 37% saturated fat per 4oz serving.[2] [0]https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021729274-What-was-the-original-Impossible-Burger- https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/3600217292... [1]https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018939274 https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/3600189392... [2]https://www.nutritionix.com/food/ground-beef https://www.nutritionix.com/food/ground-beef I've eaten the original impossible burger, and I can't wait to try the new version.
TehCorwiz 8y ago
Could you provide some sources? Also, quantity is a big factor. It may use coconut oil, but still have less oil/fat than beef.
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phil248 8y ago
I aim to eat a high fat diet and I never avoid salt (my constitution appears to handle even very high salt intake without the common ill effects). So to me, the impossible burger is perfectly healthy. I'd only worry about trading too much protein for carbs.

seriousaccount1 8y ago

The article claims the impossible burger to have 90% less cholesterol

matthewtoast 8y ago

Of course — all food has good and bad qualities, the question here is really: Is it unhealthier than a beef burger? With all other qualities being equal or better? For example: Coconut oil may have the highest % of saturated fat, but that data point isn't relevant unless we know how much they put in each impossible burger, and compare that to the amount of fat in ground beef. I.e. despite that percentage, _per burger_ a beef burger might still give you more saturated fat. The same goes for the concern about heme.

24gttghh 8y ago

old recipe: 70% sat fat per 4oz serving [0] new recipe: 40% saturated fat per 4oz serving. [1] ground beef: 37% saturated fat per 4oz serving.[2] [0]https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021729274-What-was-the-original-Impossible-Burger- https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/3600217292... [1]https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018939274 https://faq.impossiblefoods.com/hc/en-us/articles/3600189392... [2]https://www.nutritionix.com/food/ground-beef https://www.nutritionix.com/food/ground-beef I've eaten the original impossible burger, and I can't wait to try the new version.

TehCorwiz 8y ago

Could you provide some sources? Also, quantity is a big factor. It may use coconut oil, but still have less oil/fat than beef.

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phil248 8y ago

I aim to eat a high fat diet and I never avoid salt (my constitution appears to handle even very high salt intake without the common ill effects). So to me, the impossible burger is perfectly healthy. I'd only worry about trading too much protein for carbs.