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EU weighs ban on veggie 'burger' and 'sausage' labels (www.dw.com)
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The measure was introduced by French conservative lawmaker Celine Imart, who argued it would prevent confusion with traditional meat products.

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[โ€“] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Some vegan alternatives like cheese might be flavoured, to make them taste a little more like the destructive product they try to replace. I don't lose sleep over it, it's a little cheating but not unhealthy. We should eat whole food plant based as much as possible as it's healthy, cheap and fun. A vegan sausage is still WAY less harmful then it's animal based alternative.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 10 months ago*

    Yeah I mostly cook whole food but I just need those convenience meat replacements with my dinners. TVP, tofu- or seitan based burgers or sausages, chickpea-, lentil- and buckwheat-noodles and protein powders make it so much easier to get loads of protein than just lentils, peas and rice and keep me way more satiated. Oh sorry I called them burgers and sausages. I didn't want to confuse the reader. I meant plant based protein sticks and circular shaped pellets ofc.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 10 months ago

    I don't eat plant based cheese also I ate quite a lot of the real deal in the past. Maybe when I'm making Pizza or plant based circular shaped pellets within some buns but that's very seldom. I just looked up what's in violife and it's got an equally short ingredient list:

    Water, coconut oil (23%), modified starch, starch, sea salt, cheddar flavor, olive extract, colorings (paprika extract, beta-carotene), vitamin B12.

    But yeah apart from the ominous cheddar flavor it seems very basic, too. Coconut oil should be consumed sparsely because it is "92% saturated fat and therefore raises cholesterol levels similar to animal fats (butter, lard). However, it contains a unique type of medium chain saturated fat called lauric acid that research shows raises HDL or 'good' cholesterol levels, which may lower overall heart disease risk."

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