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Maybe awesome to you, but many people will find that exact same construction more flavorful if salt is added

by malfist 8mo ago

behringer 8mo ago
Yes but that would make it "unhealthy" for many Americans. So for the health-conscious eater, the real hamburger wins.
- malfist 8mo ago
  Salt is not a health concern unless you specifically have a specific subset of cardiac health problems. The vast, vast, vast majority of people do not have any reason to restrict salt intake.
  - behringer 8mo ago
    47 percent of adults in the US suffer from hypertension: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12196499/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12196499/
    - krsw 8mo ago
      which is much more easily explained by a garbage diet, no preventative medicine so to speak of, obesity, work/family/financial stress. there is a lot of space between 2100 mg of sodium for a 3 piece chicken w/ fries, and ~150 mg to put a little life into a patty.
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  - littlexsparkee 8mo ago
    High salt increases likelihood of kidney stones
    - TeMPOraL 8mo ago
      And high water increases likelihood of electrocution. And very high water increases likelihood of finding yourself with a wet T-shirt. "Increases likelihood" is bullshit at best (manipulation more typically) without quantifying how much, and how much would it need to be to be remotely significant.
- justin66 8mo ago
  > So for the health-conscious eater, the real hamburger wins. The health-conscious are famous for their hamburger usage.
butlike 8mo ago
But you're arguing something different now. Regardless of subjective opinion, the bottom line is salt IS optional.
- cj 8mo ago
  This whole thread is talking about BeyondMeat burgers. If you're comparing the healthiness of a premade vegan burger patty, you need to compare it to a premade (or equivalent homemmade) beef patty. You can't take salt out of the beef patty comparison and say "look it's better" Edit: But you can compare it to actual products on shelves. The first frozen burger brand I can think of that would be a good comparison is frozen Bubba burger. If we compare the sodium content, Beyond patty is 3-4x higher in sodium. Beef wins! :) Although Beyond has half the fat.
neutronicus 8mo ago
It's also good for the texture if you let if rest in the fridge for a couple hours before cooking.

Maybe awesome to you, but many people will find that exact same construction more flavorful if salt is added

by malfist 8mo ago

Maybe awesome to you, but many people will find that exact same construction more flavorful if salt is added

behringer 8mo ago

Yes but that would make it "unhealthy" for many Americans. So for the health-conscious eater, the real hamburger wins.

malfist 8mo ago
Salt is not a health concern unless you specifically have a specific subset of cardiac health problems. The vast, vast, vast majority of people do not have any reason to restrict salt intake.
- behringer 8mo ago
  47 percent of adults in the US suffer from hypertension: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12196499/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12196499/
  - krsw 8mo ago
    which is much more easily explained by a garbage diet, no preventative medicine so to speak of, obesity, work/family/financial stress. there is a lot of space between 2100 mg of sodium for a 3 piece chicken w/ fries, and ~150 mg to put a little life into a patty.
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- littlexsparkee 8mo ago
  High salt increases likelihood of kidney stones
  - TeMPOraL 8mo ago
    And high water increases likelihood of electrocution. And very high water increases likelihood of finding yourself with a wet T-shirt. "Increases likelihood" is bullshit at best (manipulation more typically) without quantifying how much, and how much would it need to be to be remotely significant.
justin66 8mo ago
> So for the health-conscious eater, the real hamburger wins. The health-conscious are famous for their hamburger usage.

butlike 8mo ago

But you're arguing something different now. Regardless of subjective opinion, the bottom line is salt IS optional.

cj 8mo ago
This whole thread is talking about BeyondMeat burgers. If you're comparing the healthiness of a premade vegan burger patty, you need to compare it to a premade (or equivalent homemmade) beef patty. You can't take salt out of the beef patty comparison and say "look it's better" Edit: But you can compare it to actual products on shelves. The first frozen burger brand I can think of that would be a good comparison is frozen Bubba burger. If we compare the sodium content, Beyond patty is 3-4x higher in sodium. Beef wins! :) Although Beyond has half the fat.

neutronicus 8mo ago

It's also good for the texture if you let if rest in the fridge for a couple hours before cooking.