New Breed Meats is a US alt-meat company on a mission to help people transform their health. Co-founder and CEO Samantha Edwards was inspired to start the company after a plant-based diet helped her mother recover from Stage 4 breast cancer.
Are Plant-Based Alternatives Healthier? Nutritional Review Offers Surprising Insights
With plant-based foods making their way onto more plates, consumers are asking critical questions: are these alternatives as nutritious as traditional meat and dairy products, and are they healthy? ProVeg International’s latest study takes a deep dive into the nutritional profiles of 422 meat alternatives and 251 plant-based milk products across 11 countries, comparing them to their animal-based counterparts. The findings reveal a complex but encouraging picture. On average, plant-based meat alternatives have a higher nutritional quality than animal-based meat, with significantly lower levels of saturated fat and vastly more fibre. Plant-based meat alternatives also contain good amounts of protein – a nutrient that is often up for question. Plant-based milk also stands out, with lower fat and sugar levels compared to cow’s milk, while …