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That's the point of ultra processed food. They taste incredible.

• teekert 5y ago
  Tbh I associate "processed" with High Fructose Corn Syrup and stuff like Nitrite. The stuff that increases our chances of getting cancer. I don't feel like 3D cultured cells are the same thing. Sure, both are the result of "a process" but it's not what the term "highly processed" signifies. What you are doing is like saying that natural vitamin C is better than chemically produced vitamin C. It's the same molecule so it is simply not true. If synthetic meat does not contain any Nitrites or other stuff that turns carcinogenic inside the body, it should not be called "highly processed" imho, we decided collectively to use that term for something else: For food that has additives in it the make it less healthy than it's "unprocessed" natural state.
  • misja111 5y ago
    The group of unhealthy processed foods is larger than just the ones with corn syrup or nitrite in it. What most have in common, is that they contain too much added salt, too many 'fast' carbohydrates and too little or no nutritional fibers at all. All these factors are very bad for your health on the long term. > What you are doing is like saying that natural vitamin C is better than chemically produced vitamin C Of course the chemical substance is exactly the same, but if it is said that using fruits as a natural source of vitamin C is better than to rely only on supplements, then this is true.
    • teekert 5y ago
      I fully agree.