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L̶a̶b̶-̶g̶r̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶t̶ Meat substitutes (corrected) are mostly made of vegetable matter, which humans have been eating for our entire existence. > Accord
by JMTQp8lwXL 6y ago
L̶a̶b̶-̶g̶r̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶t̶ Meat substitutes (corrected) are mostly made of vegetable matter, which humans have been eating for our entire existence.
> According to Beyond Meat's website, ingredients for its plant-based patties include water, pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, rice protein and other natural flavors, including apple extract and beet juice extract (for color)
Safety concerns with respect to innovation are understandable. But they should be grounded. We know things like pea protein don't hurt us.
- silvester23 6y agoI don't think Beyond Meat is lab-grown meat, as far as I'm aware it is not made from actual animal cells but just a mix of plant-based ingredients like the ones listed.
- cmrx64 6y agobeyond meat is plant based meat substitute, not lab grown meat.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoParent is still kinda right though. The original animal makes its meat by consuming and processing vegetable matter. All the lab-grown process does is replace the animal's process for doing this with a different one.
- Bedon292 6y agoBeyond is not culturing cells in a vat though. They are not 'Lab-grown meat' they are a meat alternative made from stuff we do understand. Things like Impossible and this article are a whole different category of new stuff we may not fully understand yet.
- stronglikedan 6y ago> mostly It's the non-mostly other stuff that worries me.
- st1x7 6y agoYou're confusing meat substitutes (plant ingredients made to resemble meat in look and taste) like Beyond Meat, and lab-grown meat (which is live muscle tissue that has been grown in a lab instead of on the body of an animal).
- goodoldneon 6y agoThat isn't a valid comparison. There's a huge difference between a meat substitute and lab grown meat.
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoCanola oil has only been eaten since the 1970s. My individual existence is older than that.