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https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a36398122/new-beyond-burger-review/

JUST IN CASE you missed the release party, Beyond Meat started rolling out a new version of their Beyond Burger earlier this month.

Beyond Meat press materials called the "next iteration of the brand's iconic" burger "highly anticipated," and theyre correct because this thing is literally all anyone has been talking about in the last 12 months of boooooorring.

Beyond Meat dropped mung bean protein from the ingredients list, added some B vitamins, nudged the calories-per-burger down from 270 to 230, and reduced the total fat content from 20 grams to 14 grams.
Thats the under-the-hood stuff, though.

Allow Dariush Ajami, Beyond Meats Chief Innovation Officer to get you all jazzed up: "We are continuously working on understanding beef flavor at a deeper level to ensure our plant-based beef platform delivers a delicious and satisfying sensory experience," he says in a company press release. "The new Beyond Burgers rich flavor profile resembles that of ground beef, and extensive testing with our consumers validated this new flavor direction with likeability scoring on-par with 80/20 ground beef burgers."



How Does the New Beyond Meat Beyond Burger Taste?

Pretty good!

Modern food engineering is capable of great feats, and the new Beyond Burger is no exception.

In order to control for flavors of influence, I constructed my burger in accordance with the only right way to grill a burger, though following the package instructions of the Beyond Burger on cook times.

The result was a fauxtein patty with a char that resembled a beef burger, particularly around the circumference, where singed bits resided.



I had seasoned the patty aggressively with Kosher salt (as one does when cooking a beef burger), only to later learn that the Beyond Burger comes pre-seasoned.

I actually think that the extra salt brought out the greater savoriness of the burger. There's an initial burst of something meat-like, which is delightful in a way that most veggie burgers are not, but then the flavor fades in a way that beef doesn't.

Of the plant-based patties I've tried, they all seem unable to figure out the fat piece of the puzzle. Beef fat leaves behind a rich, almost-creamy texture. Fake beef fat leaves behind an oily residue, similar to that of coconut milk, that lingers too long. It's not a flavor-killer; more like an eating annoyance.

Unlike crummy beef burgers, the new Beyond Burger did not leave me feeling greasy and bloated.

nb4 stuff

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I have them maybe twice a month.

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Xenozoa425 posted...

I have them maybe twice a month.

Same. They sit in my freezer just in case I want something quick.

I havent tried the new and improved ones yet. Maybe soon.

yayyy they brought the saturated fat down

how does it compare to the impossible burger? Which for me is the most meat like as far as taste and texture is concerned. Beyond burgers were good, but they had a pretty distinct taste from what I remember.

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I've had various versions from fast food places. One of my partners likes them a lot so I also always try hers.

They're alright, they don't actually taste like meat at all though.

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Oh no why. I hope it's still good, I actually really like Beyond Burgers. Hope they don't taste like impossible crap, which I dislike
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