{"id":14337,"date":"2021-11-16T16:07:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/?p=14337"},"modified":"2023-02-28T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:04:12","slug":"mock-meat-is-it-really-a-better-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/mock-meat-is-it-really-a-better-option","title":{"rendered":"Mock meat, is it really a better option?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"35vih\" data-offset-key=\"bp2fm-0-0\">On your trips to your local supermarket, I bet you\u2019ve noticed plant-based takes on burgers, sausages, meatballs and chicken strips taking space in an aisle: entirely vegan products designed to mimic the taste, texture and appearance of a specific animal-based food.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"35vih\" data-offset-key=\"e4gv8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"e4gv8-0-0\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Given the wild boom in the popularity of these products \u2013 as well as the focus on eating a plant-based diet \u2013 you might be wondering if they\u2019re any better for you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Well, good news is that a new study has began to untangle this seemingly simple, yet scientifically complex question.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"e4gv8-0-0\"><strong>What did they do<\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"e4gv8-0-0\">Researchers compared the nutritional profiles of a popular plant-based meat alternative with grass-fed ground beef.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"35vih\" data-offset-key=\"4cibj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4cibj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4cibj-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4cibj-0-0\"><strong>What did they find<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4cibj-0-0\">Despite both foods\u2019 Nutrition Facts panels being similar in terms of protein, fat and calories, the research showed that 90% of the chemicals that made up the food (171 out of 190) were different. In terms of the &#8216;beneficial&#8217; chemicals, some were only in the meat (e.g. DHA omega 3), and some were only in the mock meats (e.g. specific tocopherols, which are the major forms of vitamin E).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"35vih\" data-offset-key=\"7fo7n-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7fo7n-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7fo7n-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7fo7n-0-0\"><strong>Take home<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7fo7n-0-0\">Food is complex. We shouldn&#8217;t be determining whether meat or mock meat is better than the other by looking at the nutrition panel i.e. fat, protein and cals etc., it does not give us a full picture of a food&#8217;s true make-up. We need the human intervention studies, and so far they suggest that is more about your holistic diet i.e. what % of meat or % ultra processed foods you&#8217;re feeding your microbes. One tiny study suggested that some of these mock meats may reduce microbial diversity &#8211; but that deserves it&#8217;s own post as so many caveats!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On your trips to your local supermarket, I bet you\u2019ve noticed plant-based takes on burgers, sausages, meatballs and chicken strips taking space in an aisle: entirely vegan products designed to mimic the taste, texture and appearance of a specific animal-based food. Given the wild boom in the popularity of these products \u2013 as well as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-or-nutrition","category-myth-busting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mock meat, is it really a better option? | The Gut Health Doctor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You might be wondering if mock meat products are any better for you than the real meat variety? Good news! 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