hachyderm.io is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Hachyderm is a safe space, LGBTQIA+ and BLM, primarily comprised of tech industry professionals world wide. Note that many non-user account types have restrictions - please see our About page.

Administered by:

Server stats:

9.8K
active users

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Yes, Imitation Meat Is Processed. Can It Also Be ?
After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two meat companies are reinventing themselves.
Plant based meat is ultraprocessed, but not necessarily unhealthy, according to several experts. The products generally have less saturated fat, no cholesterol and more fiber than animal meat, and zero or .
nytimes.com/2025/01/16/climate
archive.ph/3Ym0C

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods enjoyed a meteoric rise before they were characterized by rivals and critics as chemically laden, ultraprocessed foods.
The New York Times · Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.By Cara Buckley

@BenjaminHCCarr did you see the articles about how the meat lobby managed to get veggie products (including tofu, for example) grouped together with unhealthy foods to make them look bad in the statistics?

I'd have to search, but it was a few months back.

@BenjaminHCCarr the term is next to meaningless. Meat torn from animals is also arguably "ultra processed". Unprocessed meat is called a live chicken. No one eats unprocessed meat.