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TELL a vegan your sausage is healthier than theirs, and they will think you’re banger out of order.
But many plant-based meat alternatives are ultra-processed with “no clear” heart benefits .
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Martin Freeman has turned his back on vegetarianism after nearly four decades Credit: Getty
People who ate fake sausages, burgers and mince seemingly had worse blood pressure than those who eat the real thing, claimed a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
This week actor Martin Freeman , 52, revealed he had turned his back on vegetarianism after nearly four decades due to meat mock-ups being “very, very processed”.
Here Josh Saunders compares the nutritional values of 100g of real meat with the fakes.
STEAK STRIPS
PLANT-BASED Squeaky Bean’s offering has nearly double the fat and salt content.
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Squeaky Bean Chargrilled Steak Style Strips, 120g, £3.25 Credit: Supplied
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Sainsbury’s British or Irish stir fry beef, 350g, £4.50 Credit: Supplied
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Tivall vegetarian beef style pieces, 300g, £3.70 Credit: Supplied
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Happiee! Vegan Beef Strips, 280g, £3.50 Credit: Supplied
CHICKEN BREAST
THIS Isn’t Chicken has three times more fat and Future Farm’s has ten times more salt.
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This isn’t Chicken Plant-Based Pieces, 170g, £3.30 Credit: Supplied healthy veggie
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Tesco Large Chicken Breast Fillets, 1.6kg, £9.95 Credit: Supplied
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Future Farm Vegan Chicken, 160g, £3.50 Credit: Supplied
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Tesco Plant Chef 2 Meat-Free No-Chicken Breasts, 180g, £1.65 Credit: Supplied
BEEF MINCE
LOW-FAT mince can have three times less fat and up to six-and-a-half times less salt.
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Moving Mountains Plant-Based Mince 260g, £4 Credit: Supplied
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Tesco Beef Lean Steak Mince, 5% Fat, 500g, £3.49 Credit: Supplied
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This Isn’t Beef Plant-Based Mince, 250g, £3.30 Credit: Supplied
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The Meatless Farm Plant-Based Mince, 350g, £3.25 Credit: Supplied
You can now get a bottomless pigs in duvets brunch – and it’s vegan!
BACON RASHERS
BACON butty lovers fear not, your crispy rashers have three times less fat than La Vie’s plant-based phony.
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La Vie Plant-Based Bacon Smoked Rashers x8, 120g, £3.50 Credit: Supplied
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Asda Reduced Fat smoked back bacon rashers x10, 300g, £3.25 Credit: Supplied
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Plant Based by Asda Bacon-Style Rashers x10, 180g, £2 Credit: Supplied
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M&S Plant Kitchen No Pork Streaky Vegan Bacon x10, 180g, £4 Credit: Supplied
BEEF BURGERS
PUT that juicy burger on the BBQ guilt-free because Moving Mountains burgers have three times the fat content.
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Moving Mountains ¼lb Plant-Based Burgers, 227g, £4 Credit: Supplied
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Iceland lean beef burgers, 360g, £4.20 Credit: Supplied
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Beyond Meat Plant-Based Burgers, 226g, £4 Credit: Supplied
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No Meat 2 Ultimate Burgers, 226g, £2.50 Credit: Supplied
CHICKEN DIPPERS
A KIDS’ favourite, the humble chicken dipper is still slightly healthier than its meatless alternative.
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BirdsEye Green Cuisine Chicken-free dippers, 220g, £3 Credit: Supplied
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Asda 38 Battered Chicken Dippers, 684g, £3.50 Credit: Supplied
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Beyond Nuggets Chicken-Style Plant-Based Nuggets, 200g, £4 Credit: Supplied
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Moving Mountains No-Chicken Nuggets, 220g, £3 Credit: Supplied
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