Molecular farming company Moolec has inserted pig genes into soy beans to generate meaty-tasting proteins that can be grown in plants.

I’m naturally quite cautious about things like this, but I’m curious to hear your thoughts.

  • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I feel like this is probably going to be a hard sell for people who are already veggie/vegan, who generally have an aversion to anything that is considered genetically modified. But the demographic they may be shooting for could be more veggie-curious people.

    • CoreOffset@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I’m inclined to agree. I was offered one of those fake meat burgers, either Impossible or Beyond, something like that, and it was rather disturbing how similar it was.

      I’m not the target demographic, but there are people I know, including family members, that could be swayed by something like this.

      • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        It was probably the Impossible burger, Beyond still has a weird taste to it. But with how far faux meat options have come over the past 20 years I’m not sure what it would be useful for, curious if the umami flavors would translate to soy protein isolate.

        • CoreOffset@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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          9 months ago

          It certainly might have been. Is that the company that tested on animals? I remember reading that about either Impossible or Beyond, I forget which one. That while the “meat” they produce is entirely vegan from the point of view of the ingredients they did do animal testing during the initial stages of developing some of those ingredients.

            • CoreOffset@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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              9 months ago

              Thanks for the info! That is a shame though.

              I’ve been vegan for many years and started before all of these new vegan products so I really don’t know much about them. All these things weren’t around and honestly I just realized that I really like making rice and beans, curry, soup. Simple and cheap!

              Is there anything non-vegan about Beyond? Any reason for a vegan to stay away?

              • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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                9 months ago

                Not to my knowledge. I just like the flexibility using faux meat gives, I was really into making everything from scratch for a while but most of it usually takes hours. The Beyond ground beef has actually come a long way, it used to kind of smell like wet cat food when they first got going but they also make some bratwurst that are A+, they’re just a little pricey so I don’t get them very often.

                • CoreOffset@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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                  9 months ago

                  Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against using things like faux meat. I actually appreciate having that option available and it’s why I asked about Beyond.

                  I was really into making everything from scratch for a while but most of it usually takes hours.

                  It certainly can. It’s one of the reasons that I gravitate towards meals such as rice and beans, curries, and soups for my day to day. Especially in the case of curries and soups, I can make them in larger batches and then portion them out to span multiple meals over several days. I don’t mind cooking and honestly enjoy it most of the time but I also don’t want to spend all my free time cooking. Another awesome benefit to meal prepping like that is that you can save money while at the same time making sure that you are still jamming your meals full of nutritious veg.

                  Thanks for all the info! I will be taking a look at Beyond for when I nice faux meat.