Justin Sullivan via Getty Images The loveliest trick that vegan food plays on any language-oriented mind is its funny way of naming products. “ Chicken-free mock chicken ,” for example. Or “ beefless beef .” (When a friend told me there was really such a thing as “ eggless egg ,” my non-plant-based brain simply could not compute). The latest thing to go vegan-viral is yet another offering from Beyond Meat , the wildly profitable plant-based protein company that makes meatless alternatives to things like beef and pork. The company has decided to invest in a new and promising venture: vegan bacon and vegan steak. But, how?! Beyond Meat, which was founded in 2009, already has a number of other mind-boggling products — faux ground beef, plant-based burgers , vegan sausages — that it makes from combinations of things like pea proteins, coconut oil, and other ingredients like potato starch and apple extracts. Watch: Why are meats going meatless? Story continues below. Unable to play video. HTML5 is not supported! The company says its burgers are healthier than regular beef is, but it hasn’t been around long enough for nutritionists to dissent or agree . A date for the […]
Beyond Meat Is Developing Baconless Bacon And Steakless Steak
Latest Articles
Greta Thunberg: a True Advocate for Environmental and Women’s Rights
In 2018, 15 years old Greta Thunberg became the face of climate change action and took the world by surprise. What started as...
Green-roofed campus brings a sustainable social nexus to Toronto
Community building recently received a boost in Toronto’s bustling downtown core with the completion of the new $65 million Canoe Landing Campus, a...
Could Floating Gardens Protect Flood-Prone Communities in Bangladesh?
A farmer collects guava from his garden to sell in a local market in Pirojpur, Bangladesh. NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images In...
Two new species of endangered screech owls identified from Brazil
Two new species of tiny screech owls from the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests in Brazil have been described by science. Prior to the...
Move Over, Corn and Soybeans: Giant Sea Kelp Could Be the Next Biofuel Source
Giant kelp can grow over a foot per day under ideal conditions. paule858 / Getty Images By Diane Kim, Ignacio Navarrete and Jessica...
Full circle: How corals survive on the waste of their predators
Coral-eating predators are typically thought of as being damaging to reef structures. Coral predator faeces is packed with nutrients that coral reefs depend...
