New Vegeburger

[Gregory Matthews]

The news media today,  October 13, 2016, is reporting that Impossible Foods has developed a new vegeburger that tastes better and cooks like the real thing.

While this development may be some time before commercial use, I will suggest that vegetarians may have some concerns as to this.  The news is reporting that the critical element in this new vegeburger is Heme.  Heme is a very common organic compound.  It may be found in bacteria, plants and in animals.  It is a vital element in human and animal blood.  I will suggest that vegetarians will want to know the source of Heme.  They probably will not be happy if it is from an animal source.

 

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

it appears that the heme molecules are taken from the roots of bean plants, then injected into a yeast growth medium, where the heme rapidly multiplies...  it is then used in the vegeburger production..

http://www.businessinsider.com/secret-ingredient-impossible-foods-burger-2016-7

[Gregory Matthews]

Thank you, Pam.

[phkrause]

Personally I don't look for or hope to find a vegeburger that tastes or looks like a hamburger! I loved hamburgers when I ate them in the passed. I changed over to vegeburgers because they taste better than hamburgers, at least for me. Also most of them are much healthier in the long run.