• Entertainmeonly
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    20 hours ago

    Have they solved the salt problem? The first few iterations were pretty high in sodium.

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      14 hours ago

      1.3g of salt average per 100g for plant-based meat vs. 1.1g of salt average per 100g of animal meat. So yes, they’re comparable now. This is directly in the article by the way, a quick click would have answered this for you.

      I always thought this focus on salt was strategic given the amount of salt in most processed foods that are often also consumed by carnists and SAD followers. If I ate meat I’d probably be more worried about heart disease than excess salt in an already processed food…