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Are processed meat substitutes bad for you? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by Confidant6198@lemmy.ml to c/vegan@lemmy.ml

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[–] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Vegan Bullshit Bingo #9
Fake meat is highly processed and chemical

Everything consists of chemicals. What matters are the kind of ingredients. Not every cryptic word on the food label is inherently bad. Organic food also allows more than 50 "e-number" additives. The ingredient list of fruits would also be quite long when synthesized. It depends on the product. There are good and bad examples to be found. Just as many animal products are highly processed. A Vegan diet works great without substitute products, using legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts, grain, pasta, potatoes, rice etc.. This broadens your horizon past simple mac and cheese while getting to know many new ingredients.