Building a Better Veggie Burger, by Meredith Jacques
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A company called Impossible Foods has been working on a veggie burger that looks, smells, feels, and tastes like real meat. When it cooks, it looks like ground beef--sizzles and browns, and it even oozes "blood." How did this impossible food become possible?
The burger is a blend of plant-based proteins and fat and the blood effect is from the molecule heme. Heme is a component of the large molecule hemoglobin in human blood that carries oxygen and makes blood red. It is produced by plants in small quantities. The scientists at Impossible Foods engineered yeast to produce the heme molecule, and it is that heme product that is added to their veggie burgers to give them the realistic look and taste. Flecks of coconut oil are added, which melt during the cooking process causing the burger to ooze fat like a beef burger.
Even meat eaters who tasted the burger said they probably couldn't tell the difference if they didn't know it was a veggie burger!
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/06/21/482322571/silicon-valley-s-bloody-plant-burger-smells-tastes-and-sizzles-like-meat
supplemental resource: http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/LabTutorials/hemoglobin.htm
Why is this type of research important?
How could this new type of "meat" this benefit vegetarians?
Would you eat one of these veggie burgers?
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ReplyDeleteMeredith Jacques
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ReplyDeleteI think the impossible burger is really cool and important for people who are vegan and vegetarian, who want to taste things that taste like a burger. - Steven Solomon
ReplyDeleteThis type of research is important because it gives more options for vegetarians. This new type of "meat" benefits vegetarians because they have more options and the "meat" is a good source of protein, vitamins, and minerals. I would personally eat one of these veggie burgers because the concept sounds very interesting.
ReplyDelete-Kevin Gu
DeleteThis burger could help to ease a persons transition to a new diet and help curb cravings. It could also have significant health benefits to women vegetarians that are struggling with iron deficiency. -Nicole Conger
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool . I have heard about this burger before but I forgot how realistic the burger tastes
ReplyDeleteI wouldnt want to eat this because it would weird me out that it tastes like meat but isnt. - sarah lachance
ReplyDeletei like this idea because having a selected food diet is really hard so for cmpanies to be supporting different life choices is great.
ReplyDelete-maddie Silk
DeleteThis is super cool, I've never really heard about it before. I think it's great that there's something like this for people who are vegetarian/vegan. I would for sure try it out sometime. -Campbell Marino
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very good idea for those who do not want to eat meat, and I would be cool to try at least once. - Sophia Becklenberg
ReplyDeleteThis type of research is important because it is more sustainable for the environment and we don't have to kill animals. This would benefit vegetarians because they could still get the taste and benefits of meat without actually eating an animal. I would eat a veggie burger because it would still taste the same. -Joe Panthalani
ReplyDeleteI was suppose to comment, here it is, unless it doesnt work
ReplyDelete-KOrnELl
DeleteI don't think I would try the impossible burger, I like meat as fresh and pure as it can come.
ReplyDeletethat was kendall dees btw^
ReplyDeleteThis could help vegetarians because it opens a new realm of options for them to eat, as well helping possible new vegetarians. -John Ellis
ReplyDeletei think that as we come up with alternatives to meat to satisfy animals population growth, i think some animal populations may see major growth in their numbers
ReplyDeletecomment from 2020,9,8th at 12:16 was Ryan Smith
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very cool way to promote being vegetarian or vegan because I have an aunt who is vegetarian and she sometimes cannot have burgers if we have a family cookout so she has to bring her own thing to eat and with this she won't be left out. -Erik Ellinger
ReplyDeleteI would not like to eat one of those burgers
ReplyDeleteCaleb Rodriguez
ReplyDeleteThis could help vegetarians get nutrients that they are missing by not eating meat -sophia
ReplyDeleteI think that it's great for vegetarians that want to try food that tastes like a burger.
ReplyDeleteThis is a victory for those who avoid meat, such as vegans and vegetarians, but I doubt I would ever try it. - Colin
ReplyDeleteThis research is important because meat is one of the most sought after foods when making a meal. If its possible to grow your own meat, without killing the animal, it should be looked into. I would definitely try it, veggie burgers get a bad rep because they don't taste as nice but hey, if you claim this is better than the number 1, why not try it out. There's no harm . Although I have a question, if I had this burger on my plate, would it be considered vegetables? Made from plants but taste like beef.
ReplyDeleteKornell Smith
This type of research is important because we can create an artificial meat that is just as enjoyable and avoid the environmental damage and space taken up by raising livestock for meat.
ReplyDelete-Charles Poe
I think this version of meat is good for vegans or vegetarians and the research is important because we would be killing less animals and its better for our environment but I would personally never eat it. Lannah Parker
ReplyDeleteThis information is important because we need to change our eating habits. humans eat too much red meat from cows. they require large amounts of grass and other plants to eat as there being fattened up. this requires up to over - farm our fields just to feed the cows who will then be killed for us to eat. cows also have a lot of waste. their waste emits large amounts of gas that damage the ozone layer.
ReplyDeleteElla Clemens
i think that the impossible burger is cool and that is has thing that make it look like a real beef burger.
ReplyDeleteRyan carter