15+ Mouth-Watering Beyond Meat Recipes (2024)

FAQs

How much water do you need to make Beyond Meat burgers? ›

The Water Footprint of a Beyond Meat Burger is 1.13 gallons per burger. The water use of a Beyond Meat Burger is 58.6 times lower than a beef burger.

That's because, frankly, Beyond and Impossible use similar processes and ingredients to create their meat substitutes. The most noticeable difference between the two faux meat brands is the use of “heme.” Impossible uses it. Beyond does not, relying instead on beet juice to give it that meaty color.

Just like animal-derived meat, you should keep Beyond Beef® at refrigerated temperature until you cook it on the stovetop, griddle, or grill. Use within 3 days of opening if purchased frozen, thaw in fridge, and use within 10 days. If kept frozen, use by date printed on pack.

“Compared to a meat-based burger, Beyond and Impossible contain roughly the same amount of saturated fat and more sodium,” she says, both of which, when over-consumed, can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

According to the Sierra Club, the average cheeseburger requires 698.5 gallons to produce. That includes 22 gallons to make the bun, 4.5 gallons to grow the lettuce and tomato, 56 gallons to produce one slice of cheese and a whopping 616 gallons, from start to finish, to make the meat patty.

Compared to a ¼ lb. U.S. beef burger, producing a ¼ lb. Beyond Burger requires: 99% less water.

Beyond has significantly less saturated fat than both ground beef and Impossible Burger. That's the “bad” fat associated with heart disease and inflammation, according to the Centers for Disease Control, so less is more in this case.

PRICE LANDSCAPE: CONVENTIONAL MEAT AND ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS

Nielsen data demonstrates that, on average, plant-based meat is 2x as expensive as beef, more than 4x as expensive as chicken, and more than 3x as expensive as pork per pound.

Beyond Meat's competitors and similar companies include Sovos Brands, Next Level Burger, Hungry Planet, Perfect Day and Impossible Foods. Beyond Meat is a company that produces plant-based meat substitutes.

Believe it or not, the answer is no. ALL leftover food needs to be kept in the refrigerator. After about 2 hours, the food begins to grow bacteria.

Can I freeze Beyond Meat? ›

Can I freeze Beyond Burgers? If products are purchased thawed, we do not recommend refreezing and suggest following the stickered best by date. If the product was purchased frozen, it can be stored in the freezer following the printed best by date.

"The newest version is packed with vitamins and minerals, most notably providing 20% of the daily value for iron and 100% of the daily value for vitamin B12, which are two nutrients of concern for vegans and vegetarians," says the Good Housekeeping Institute's Nutrition Lab Director, Stefani Sassos, RDN.

Con #1: Plant-based meat can be more heavily processed than animal meat. As some plant-based meat and mock meat products are created to replicate animal meat, they may undergo more processing. This leads to a high content of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar.

Interestingly, the plant based burgers may not be the best choice for people following a heart-healthy diet, as they are higher in saturated fat than turkey burgers and contain substantially more sodium than lean beef burgers.

As with any food, the healthiest options among plant-based meat alternatives are the ones you can eat in as close to their original, whole form as possible. For example, jackfruit flesh or a soy food like tofu undergoes significantly less processing than products like the Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger.

While any plant-based food still requires water to produce, the inefficiency of animal products is staggering: compared to the 660 gallons of water required for a hamburger, an Impossible plant-based burger patty only uses about four gallons, and a Beyond plant-based burger patty only uses about one gallon.

When you calculate the water footprint of this recipe as is, it comes out to something around 800 gallons of water or around 1/7 of the water used for a beef burger.

Plant-based meat can reduce water use by up to 99 percent and cultivated meat by 66 percent (compared to conventional beef). As water becomes a limited resource, alternative proteins offer a water scarcity solution.