New generation of plant-based meat alternatives are high in salt and expensive

While the vast majority of plant-based meat substitutes significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and water use compared to meat, they tend to be more expensive, according to a report by UK charity The Food Foundation.

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Rethinking Plant-Based Meat Alternatives compares the most widely eaten types of meat with three categories of plant-based meat substitutes available in the UK. It turns out that the three plant-based substitutes contain fewer calories, less saturated fat and more dietary fibre than meat products in general. However, new generation processed protein alternatives have 18% more salt, three times more than traditional processed alternatives such as tofu. The study also claims that the new packaged meat alternatives are 73% more expensive per 100g than meat. //