Where's the beef? Hamburger patties made from plants

It tastes like the real thing, but it's just a little different. Allison Aubrey reports on hamburgers that are made from plants instead of beef
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[@rorpindong]

This is a great breakthrough not just for the environment but also for the love of animals.

[@chr1s83]

Tried one at Burger King it was really great. I was disappointed it was over 5.75 (with cheese) but it was really filling. The more they sell will help drive the price down, and eventually they'll probably only be a couple bucks. If every fast food restaurant has a vegetarian or vegan sandwich choice like this our world would be a much less polluted place and of course we will all be a lot healthier too.

[@Beckala67]

Looks like I'm going to visit Burger King soon. The last time I stepped into a BK lounge was the day after my HS prom. We did an all-nighter at Orient Beach on Long Island and were starving heading back into the City.

[@cmiller122returned]

That’s a hilarious assumption.

[@hippiegypsies2311]

Just fyi to all you viewers, the impossible burger ISN'T new. The restaurant I worked at in Asbury Park, NJ was selling them for at least the last year. Same goes for beyond burger...also VERY good. Before you judge, I'd say give it a taste because it was very popular. A lot of meat eaters even agreed so 🤷 say what you want....but don't be so judgemental until you try.

[@patthetrucker5670]

I had the white castle an the burger king impossible burger. They tasted better than meat.

[@jhoang861]

thx for this episode! Now i’m going to try one!

[@Chutney1luv]

So, now I'll have to go out and buy me a veggie burger at "Burger King!" It looks delicious! 👍⭐👍

[@juanmonge8]

White castles have them. Burger King is test marketing them. Red Robin has them and they taste like a whopper.

[@Chutney1luv]

@@juanmonge8 Thanks Juan! Are White Castles small or the size of Burger King?

[@lalaloveyou5186]

It’s not.

[@danieltaylor6600]

Loved this story!! I have been a viewer of CBS Sunday Morning since childhood. Amazing TV show!

[@ldodom]

I prefer veggie burgers over flesh based ones. Zero indigestion and quite satisfying. Now if they can just get the price point down - they will have successfully bottled lightening. ⚡️🍔

[@tybaltpetronio132]

The prices are coming down, slowly, as more consumers choose the verge burger and economies are raked in. But the meat/non-meat issue is not just a matter of a few cents or even dollars more this way or that way. It's about the future of our planet and what we are liable to leave our kids.

[@baritonebynight]

Omnivores don't have indigestion when eating a real burger.

[@someguy2135]

@Eric Rivera Most veggie burgers are also too high in added fats from oil. I like tofu, but for a healthy burger substitute, my choice is tempeh. It doesn't taste like meat, but the texture is better for sandwiches. I have come to like the taste. Saitan has good texture too.

[@patrusso7278]

Evidently.... saving cows is more important than saving people.

[@litestreamer]

The impossible burger is genetically modified. No thank you. There are a ton of variations of veggie burgers one can make or buy, that are all organic and delicious, healthy too.

[@supermodelatlanta1354]

can you guys replicate a pancreas and save on RX prices.

[@ShudrodWatts]

dam! they can doe! just don't want too!!!

[@samuelboles8566]

I do like that idea of not killing animals

[@BellaWorldAni]

Personally, I'd easily give up 'real' beef for either of these options. Whatever I can do to mitigate climate change/global warming, I'm in!!

[@tybaltpetronio132]

Animal suffering doesn't count?

[@rammalammadingdong1]

Stop farting first, I hear you are the major cause of the weather fluctuating

[@someguy2135]

Glad to hear it! As a bonus, if you reduce all animal products, your health should improve and you will help end animal suffering.

[@TruthBTold-]

Wow, rest in peace Clara Peller

[@ph4ntomsoldier]

Ironically, she died from congestive heart failure. A condition likely caused from high cholesterol derived from beef.

[@reneemoreno7924]

Soylent Green...watch the movie with Charleston Heston.

[@margo3367]

Renee Moreno That's ground up people in a science fiction novel. What does that have to do with, essentially veggie burgers?

[@crosbonit]

@@margo3367 Burger King is only offering this in Democrat cities. They know that people there are stupid and will not question this and will just eat the burgers without any question whatsoever. People like YOU, for example. Only later will they try this in states where people have more sense. That's how the civilization destroyers work it. They use idiots to soften more reasonable people.

[@margo3367]

crosbonit I don't eat fast foods, so I doubt I'll be stopping in at Burger King anytime soon. I am a vegetarian though. Have been for over 20 years. If that makes me stupid in your book, well then, so be it.

[@someguy2135]

@@margo3367 In my book, you are wise. Of course, what would a stupid vegan like me know?

[@margo3367]

@Some Guy ✌️❤️

[@seanjoys7360]

2:34 yea tastes likes blood. Its like when u skin ur knee and drink the blood

[@Greg-ys2gy]

Yeah happens all the time lol my child skinned his knee tonight , boy was that blood delicious 😱😨😨😨😵 ... Wtf is wrong with that friggen lady....

[@omar90s91]

- OK BOOMER

[@josiahallee6071]

What about the economic affect on the commercial meat industry in United States and all the jobs lost in the industry

[@eatpigsnot]

doesn't matter, as the economic benefit will be better since people are healthier and more productive. keeping animal based foods for jobs in the meat industry is like keeping crime so police, lawyers, judges, etc... can have jobs. as a society we're much better off without those industries

[@kiltlvr]

Elizabeth Warren promises re-education options for people whose jobs are being lost to automation or, like for coal mining, are environmentally damaging. The cattle industry is that and would be covered in this promise.

[@eatpigsnot]

this is why it's important to learn and know skills. plural.

[@someguy2135]

People who work in slaughter houses would be glad if other jobs came about to replace theirs.

[@Chill_Jill]

www.nutritionfacts.org

[@sugreev2001]

IT’S MADE OF PEOPLE!

[@ph4ntomsoldier]

BOCA burgers are also great! In a blind taste test, I doubt that any meat eater could tell the difference.

[@lindaarchie6701]

BrettC11B agree it's awesome Boco!

[@chrislasekan1685]

Finally a plant burger.

[@kevinhoward9593]

Ya its really healthy. beef has about 35g of Protein, a "Plant Burger" has about zero. so healthy hmmm 40 times less the daily protein requirement. and they wonder why Vegetarians are toothpick skinny.

[@titanicwhiz]

@@kevinhoward9593 True

[@litestreamer]

Plant based burgers - even all organic - have been around for years.

[@samuelboles8566]

I agree I really like this I really do I will support this all the way

[@djensen470]

Dear Just...where is Just Mayo????

[@omar90s91]

- Mayo is from eggs, soo yeah

[@Beckala67]

I'm a vegetarian, and I'm already on the fence when some Quorn or Morningstar products taste too much like the real deal because I've weaned myself off of them to the point that the real flavor is off putting. But I suppose this is helpful for new converts and people who want less meat in their diet.

[@musicfanmic]

Wow!

[@laverdadesmejor]

So are the tires on my car and I won't be eating them anytime soon either.

[@CarolineJustice]

Amazing!!!

[@cloudmarch1]

YES 💯💯

[@savagecub]

Gotta try one of those.

[@jackwebb437]

Now can we make this as a blood replacement for transfusions during an emergency?

[@supermodelatlanta1354]

Brooks Webb im waiting in them to replicate a pancreas so we can bypass trumps executive order to lower RX prices

[@jackwebb437]

SuperModel Atlanta I’m Canadian. I don’t get involved in any side of American politics. Please leave me out of it.

[@rammalammadingdong1]

@@supermodelatlanta1354 Israel is our greatest friend

[@iffdelta]

Synthetic blood products already exist.

[@Hugatree1]

Brooks Webb it's beet juice

[@wileyjohnson5681]

So basically it's a soybean burger. This is not new then Just like I thought it's the same as the veggie burger. I like this alternative though better than eating a cow.

[@milfordcivic6755]

Good luck trying to make a plant steak.

[@bluesquirrel3919]

Monsanto

[@rammalammadingdong1]

So

[@BigGift1]

It's not a hamburger if it's made with plants or anything else but beef.

[@someguy2135]

@Sparky Runner To paraphrase the Bible it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. I am not a believer, BTW.

[@someguy2135]

What difference does it make if it tastes the same?

[@twistedtrails8128]

I like beef! And you can`t fake steak also...

[@eatpigsnot]

what you like is unimportant. and here's another FYI - itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/vegan-seitan-steak/

[@averyblack135]

yeah you can actually, there’s proof right in this video, they’re already growing different kinds of meat each year, guess you’ll just have to deal with it

[@someguy2135]

These products taste like beef! Didn't you watch the video? BTW they are working on a plant based steak.

[@elizabethdavis1696]

No captions available for this video

[@KieranMullen]

They find another plant besides soybeans? Soy beans contain quite a bit of hormones

[@Chill_Jill]

www.nutritionfacts.org

[@lalaloveyou5186]

Is anyone confronting the issues of mono cropping and pesticide use when it comes to these franken meats?

[@mrbear1302]

are they using organic soybeans? because if they are using the GMOs I'm out!

[@litestreamer]

These are genetically modified. Not surprised.

[@Loveroffood41]

I've gone to Burger King a couple of times and had the impossible Whopper. It is actually quite tasty. I've had the burger three times and I still can't tell that it's not from meat.

[@claimjumpers29]

But your body an health will know

[@Loveroffood41]

@@claimjumpers29 very true. A few months ago I was in the hospital because my liver had gone septic and when I met with my doctor he said I should start on the Mediterranean diet or just start eating more fruits and vegetables.

[@ChewySimbajon-ud7kl]

Maybe his name should be Patty Brown.

[@mac979s1]

I don’t think the reporter liked the food she tried 😂😂😂

[@Greg-ys2gy]

Think she wanted to dive head first into that blood looking juice...

[@mymisty7]

The one Carl's Jr has is delicious! You'd never know it wasn't beef.

[@wileyjohnson5681]

I wanted to try it one day I was at Carl's Jr but it looked so much like beef (I don't eat beef) but I guess I will now.

[@michaelreed4744]

Hello. Do you think that this product should be tested to determine its effect on human health?

[@harveyplantharvester1502]

Oh, you mean like the health effects from REAL MEAT made from diseased, slaughtered animals and full of feces and hormones that is the only cause of cholesterol and heart disease and linked to bowel cancer?

[@angelinagilpin4560]

I don't think I have to meat any more

[@quentindriskell5830]

IT’S PEOPLE!!!!

[@Somd301]

Hmmm....not completely sold on this...

[@johngullo9420]

Never had a vegan burger that didn’t taste nasty. Same goes for a lot of Whole Foods products.

[@hippiegypsies2311]

Try this one...might change your mind.

[@someguy2135]

These are breakthrough products. That is what is getting all the coverage.

[@TiMalice2009]

Soy isn’t healthy either.

[@someguy2135]

The people who live in Japan have eaten a lot of soy for generations. They eat tofu, miso, and edamame. Japanese are the healthiest, longest living population by country.

[@TiMalice2009]

Some Guy I think that soy is different than the soy is GMO.

[@mainnevent515]

Yes I love science 😎

[@Covid--ts5cw]

Yeah. These won't give you gut cancer.

[@johniii8147]

I’ll stick with beef 🥩

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

Just as long as the grown meat doesn't end up like the chicken meat from Eureka's E=MC...?

[@kennesseywilliams2758]

really...yall falling for them playin on ur minds again...i would go deeper wit how sooo messed up this is but ...go eat the plant burger...good luck,,,,its not meat....didnt yall get mad at kfc...so why yall bangwagoning this new health problem to spend more on meds...yall dont get it

[@mrbear1302]

So he is helping Monsanto????

[@ssantiago5231]

Now we can live in peace and Harmony Except for whale meat what do we do about that ?

[@omar90s91]

- South park?

[@kokoken1]

Call me a fuddy duddy, but I like beef and pork and chicken and turkey. Why would I want to eat a laboratory-grown burger or chicken nuggets that cost so much more?

[@eatpigsnot]

stop being a selfish tightwad, how old are you, 12? what you like is unimportant compared to human health, animal suffering, and the environment. you spend a little more now so down the road you won't be sick and spend a lot more then.

[@kokoken1]

@@eatpigsnot I will continue to eat meat regardless of your opinion. I am a tightwad because my income under the current Social Security system is limited.

[@eatpigsnot]

@@kokoken1 it's a fact eating meat is harmful to you, animals, and environment. if you eat garbage now you will pay big for it later. also follow Dave Ramsey. your limited income will stretch further

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

The goal is for it to cost LESS than meat, so that it is a preferred option financially.

[@milfordcivic6755]

How much does impossible soy meat cost compared to hamburger at $4/lb? That's the real question that isn't answered here.

[@Hugatree1]

Milford Civic meat is cheap because the beef industry is subsidized by our tax dollars. Meat heads need to do some independent research and stop believing the lies of the meat industry which takes in billions of dollars while making people fat sick and stupid!

[@titanicwhiz]

Wow If this is the case, sign me up!!

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

It's actually made of parasitic microscopic Aliens!!!!🤢We will not be so easily Cloned!!🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️ Long live Beef, it's what's for Dinner......Forever!!

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

@C C 👍

[@40TuberYou]

@C C you enjoy your "fad" along with other mindless plant eaters.

[@someguy2135]

@C C The World Health Organization has declared red meat, like beef, to be a class two carcinogen. You are right about that. These products are aimed at meat eaters. Most people aren't going to be willing to give up meat, but if enough of them reduce their intake, the planet and the animals will be better off. BTW I am vegan.

[@ShudrodWatts]

@C C dammmm!

[@margo3367]

If we could all come back in a hundred years I think everyone will be a vegetarian. There's too many people, too little land. Would you rather breathe or eat meat?

[@someguy2135]

Animal agriculture contributes more to climate change than all transportation combined! I agree.

[@ShotAlivee]

So this is how the zombie apocalypse starts

[@someguy2135]

Actually, zombies eat meat. BTW check out the "Vegan Zombie" KZbin channel.

[@Hugatree1]

Justin Alive I'd prefer vegan zombies anyday

[@w011i]

Hi-tech junk food, finally

[@johnsimms3957]

Heme may be carcinogenic.

[@henrytullmusic]

its already in beef?

[@D4nt4lion]

@@henrytullmusic Dark meats are carcinogenic.

[@iffdelta]

You are full of heme. It is the key component to your hemoglobin which is keeping you very much alive.

[@marty9660]

GMO free?

[@claimjumpers29]

That last comment was a lie an a opinion

[@MarcusLeepapi]

Really nice...

[@dwa3210]

Interesting.. now make plant based bacon!!!

[@harveyplantharvester1502]

Benevolence Bacon by Sweet Earth and Smoked Tempeh taste damn good.

[@malindaallinson5749]

So.. If you are allergic to soy which most lactose intolerant and peanut allergy sufferers are.. Will you go anaphlatic?

[@someguy2135]

Beyond Meat burgers use pea protein instead of soy.

[@kevinhoward9593]

LOL Theres no protein in plants people.

[@uchiabetrayer2]

There is in beans, you would be surprised. Speaking as a meat lover, myself.

[@someguy2135]

Beans, nuts, seeds, and grains are all great sources of protein. A whole food plant based vegan diet can easily have plenty of protein.

[@sjelliott6660]

I saw some employees with visible tattoos. Surely they make great decisions.

[@hippiegypsies2311]

Huh ? What does that even mean lol

[@TeddyFreddy94]

Please make a half and half substitute that doesn’t taste like vomit ! Almond, coconut, rice, and soy do not taste good in coffee

[@ph4ntomsoldier]

plain soy milk works fine by itself

[@MM-nh8ez]

There's oat and flax milk, too. They don't have a conflicting taste with coffee, IMO.

[@laurah6381]

Try Ripple!

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

@C C Hard to use that line on Uber Christians who say God gave Man Dominion over Beasts/Animals have no souls and therefore can't be "innocent"/God made animals to be eaten (He even listed the forbidden animals which shows He approves of breeding and eating certain ones) and He made carnivores/omnivores hunt herbivores/omnivores/frugivores/insectivores. That eating meat isn't Man's will but God's Will - He turned off the carnivore instinct when Noah ferried the animals and turned it back on so they could live the way He intended them to live. My sister is a Buddhist Vegan and she says it is better to get their mind off the animal altogether and give them something better tasting or healthier and cheaper. Push for studies on cost of health care, illness susceptibility and other tangible social and monetary results for each group so that it becomes a favorable lifestyle issue and not a moral issue as morality is subjective. (Also, being Pro-Choice, supporting the "innocence" angle would make me a hypocrite as "innocence" is a VERY subjective ideology.)

[@TeddyFreddy94]

BrettC11B I don’t want anything that has estrogen, but thanks!

[@johnames6430]

They forgot to tell you it smells like burnt plastic when you cook it.

[@bernardscheidle5679]

Ouch! Burnt plastic is pretty freaking brutal. Really??

[@johnames6430]

@@bernardscheidle5679 Don't take my word for it. Go buy it from whole foods or you local big chain supermarket. Yes when you start cooking it smells like an electrical fire. You just can't shake that taste of burnt plastic unless you put some really strong sauce on there. Either way the smell of bunt plastic will be in your house as you try to eat it. The taste isn't bad but it's not anything special. It's not even close to meat at all. They just make it look like meat. The taste is not even close.

[@richardbowes8617]

Get'er done right now Farmer Brown Time is wasting

[@johnames6430]

0:26 is that mike myers from Austin Powers?

[@rammalammadingdong1]

Those are 2 women

[@danbee6103]

They said for efficiency, yet the price for lab grown meat is outrageous, but not compare to real beef cuts(imagine that).... Meat industry pretending their stand for sausage as 'real' is something to be proud of whilst it is the DIRTIEST form of metaphor offered at the legislator and most irritating to your neurons. America may switch over to a moral standard while south America is playing the tune of the 1950s(ouch!).

[@melanie010203]

I don’t see how the “conventional meat business “ will allow this to happen.

[@rebekahbridges-tervydis5054]

Nope they won’t but, we can!

[@laurah6381]

Melanie Newenham they will follow the money! More and more people are waking up to the horrors of factory farming!

[@jeffreyrichardson]

genetic genome please leave well enough alone jody on the bone

[@lalaloveyou5186]

Propaganda tastes so good.

[@40TuberYou]

🤮 pass.

[@someguy2135]

Pass the tofu and tempeh! I want seconds.

[@johnyzero2000]

That looks revolting.

[@someguy2135]

That is how I see regular beef burgers.

[@rammalammadingdong1]

That's how I see trans

[@someguy2135]

@@rammalammadingdong1 Trans fat? Typo?

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

I hate to tell you carnivores but if you don't stop,you're next!

[@supermodelatlanta1354]

this is F ridiculous 🤔😑

[@someguy2135]

Continuing to breed, factory farm cattle and eat their bodies? That is ridiculous. Just because we have done it a long time does not mean it is a good choice.

[@carmangeek8882]

What B S.

[@someguy2135]

Why do you say that?

[@ericmarin6454]

I will never eat that disgusting garbage.

[@Theresaspiritchannel]

Ok no

[@ebybeehoney]

I'm grossed out by eating, in general, after this

[@litestreamer]

The impossible burger is genetically modified. No thank you. There are a ton of variations of veggie burgers one can make or buy, that are all organic and delicious, healthy too.