Fake Meat Is Junk Food

Lab-produced meat alternatives claim to be healthy, environmentally friendly products, but this fake meat uses genetic engineering and imitation blood and flavorings to trick your taste buds.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Ultraprocessed foods typically have five or more ingredients, many of which are not commonly used in home kitchens. This aptly describes the Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger, including fake blood processed from genetically engineered yeast to mimic the taste and texture of real beef

• Although the soy-like hemoglobin used in the Impossi…