• MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    While I’m sure the meat industry/lobbying has made sure people knew about the drawbacks of plant based meat I think there’s several legitimate reasons it hasn’t taken off yet. It’s firmly stuck in the middle.

    When compared to animal based meat plant based meat is:

    • more expensive
    • not hardly any healthier
    • doesn’t taste as good

    When compared to more traditional plant based protein, plant based meat it is:

    • more expensive
    • much less healthy
    • doesn’t taste as good

    The only benefit of plant based meat is that it’s more environmentally friendly than traditional meat.

    That’s something that most people don’t care to pay more for.

    I hope R&D continues into plant-based meat as I do think that once the cost comes down below animal-based meat it will see wide adoption. Especially because the price of animal-based meat will continue to rise.

    • kakes@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      In Canada, A&W’s “Beyond Burger” is actually even better tasting than a regular meat burger imo.

    • ram@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      The only reason it’s so much more expensive than animal-based meats is because of the amount of subsidies the meat industry gets. Actually, now that I think about it, all of the major pillars of the US agricultural industry, whether it be meat, corn, or dairy, are upheld by subsidies.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      When compared to more traditional plant based protein, plant based meat it is:

      • more expensive
      • much less healthy
      • doesn’t taste as good

      Now hold on just a minute!

      Plant based meat is expensive and unhealthy, but I’ll be damned if I let you besmirch my junk food!