So does a plant based (A&W) burger meet expectations.

[quadtrac]

It tastes like shit.💀

The same as ALL other fast food

[Hopalong]

A surprise to see recently number of states in US where cattle production ranks first in value.
Also others where chickens are first.
Going to be a slow process to wean consumers away.

[chuckChuck]

A and W has been pretty successful with their marketing of late. I enjoy a good burger. The beyond meat burger is a decent option. I am pretty turned off by meat of unknown sources that ends up in fast food burgers. I suspect a lot it is tough low quality cull dairy cows spiced up so it doesn’t taste like crap. Same for most factory ready made frozen patties. If you want good quality make your own from a reliable local source. Lower red meat consumption is a trend that farmers are going to have to get used too.

[Jagfarms]

Went to A&W yesterday
Got 2 burgers 1 Papa burger and 1 Beyond Meat Burger.

I prefer the Beyond Meat Burger over the Papa burger.
I would have to say it was the best veggie burger I ever had. Does not compare to a homemade hamburger but comparing to other fast food burgers it’s ok.

Some small town restaurants have some good homemade burgers.

As far as restaurant chains Tony Roma’s has a pretty good burger.

[Jagfarms]

Ingredients in Behond Meat burger

INGREDIENTS
Water, Pea Protein Isolate, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Refined Coconut Oil, Contains 2% or less of the following: Cellulose from Bamboo, Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Dried Yeast, Gum Arabic, Citrus Extract (to protect quality), Ascorbic Acid (to maintain color), Beet Juice Extract (for color), Acetic Acid, Succinic Acid, Modified Food Starch, Annatto (for color).

All ingredients from Non-GMO sources

Is it Canadian ingredients they are using ?

[oneoff]

Closest thing to a beef burger appears to be the "natural flavor" ingredient. I'm surprised the customers are falling for the list of obvious man made food fractionates.
Would have expected more of a demand for real natural food ingredients. Oh well that will all change when technology can grow those real patties in the manufacturing plant.

[Taiga]

Closest thing to a beef burger appears to be the "natural flavor" ingredient. I'm surprised the customers are falling for the list of obvious man made food fractionates.
Would have expected more of a demand for real natural food ingredients. Oh well that will all change when technology can grow those real patties in the manufacturing plant.

Beyond Burger nutrition: Pretty close to a beef burger
Per four-ounce uncooked Beyond Burger patty, you’ll get:

Calories: 270
Fat: 20 g (5 g sat fat)
Sodium: 380 mg
Carbohydrates: 5 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Sugars: 0 grams
Protein: 20 grams
As for other highlights, the Beyond Burger packs in 30 percent of your daily iron quota and an impressive amount of phosphorus (which is found in your bones and teeth), along with some vitamin C.

Compare that to four ounces of raw beef (80 percent lean):

Calories: 287
Fat: 23 g (9 g sat fat)
Sodium: 75 mg
Carbohydrates: 0 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugars: 0 g
Protein: 19 g


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[wd9]

At 29 grams of fat and 2/3 of your salt intake, you're better off just having a burger. Rich white people can literally be sold anything.

https://web.aw.ca/en/our-menu/burgers/beyond-meat-burger https://web.aw.ca/en/our-menu/burgers/beyond-meat-burger

[Robertbarlage]

And the sodium .

[shtferbrains]

Why do people hate vegans so much?

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/2/18055532/vegans-vegetarian-research-uk

Entertaining read. Even if total Vegan slant.

Matt Ball of One Step for Animals wrote that “vegans are viewed more negatively than atheists, immigrants, homosexuals, and asexuals,” citing a recent study by Cara MacInnis and Gordon Hodson. “The only group viewed more negatively than vegans were drug addicts,” Ball added. He also cited another analysis that found that “labeling a product ‘vegan’ causes its sales to drop by 70%.”

Anthony Bourdain once wrote that “vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit” and called vegans their “Hezbollah-like splinter faction.”

Have to admit with Mr Trudeu and his fawning MSM here in Canada this latest dive for One World Order/No meat/ Be happy with beans or you are a polluter bring on the end of the world has me scared.

The Canadian Beef producer doesn't fair well when MSM gets on bad news for beef.

Only takes a small shift to cause years of losses and more sellers than buyers.

[oneoff]

And the "cheese" in the cheeseburger version would consist of water, interesterified soybean oil, food starch-modified, whey (from milk), gelatin and also contain less than 2% of sodium citrate, calcium phosphate, salt, sodium phosphate, artificial and natural flavors, lactic acid, sorbic acid (preservative), color added,xanthan gum, locust bean gum and guar gum and in big letters CONTAINS MILK
But maybe not so much you'd notice.

But not much need for any ranchers or even dairy farmers as everyone will notice OR NOT

[oneoff]

That new burger appears loaded with salt; you know; a good five times as much as what it replaces in a real beef burger. (Maybe talk about stealing the good name of beef/burgers/cheese etc. too.). Just wonder what it tastes like if "beyond burger"t were forced to meet recommended salt guidelines.

Last thing I heard about salt was that its over consumed already. Maybe a warning on those new burgers or at least a recipe change.

But A&W being so safety conscious about GMO contamination and things like the harm caused by red meats and dairy products...its just possible eaters will have to live with what A&W would like them to swallow.

[brs]

Tried one today bought an uncle burger and a beyond meat burger will choose the uncle next time.
Pretty much a&w considers themselves a high end restaurant had to look twice when she said how much for the families meal. If replacing the fries for onion rings add 4.50, sweet potato fries think was the same or poutine add 6.50.