Plant-Based Meat, Isn't Nutritionally Equivalent, to Animal Meat, Study Suggests.<br />Researchers from Duke University say that <br />meat products and plant-based substitutes <br />are not “truly nutritionally interchangeable.”.<br />The team believes their findings <br />can help consumers make <br />informed decisions regarding their diet.<br />If you peek behind the curtain<br />using metabolomics and look<br />at expanded nutritional profiles,<br />we found that there are large<br />differences between meat<br />and a plant-based meat alternative, Stephan van Vliet, study co-author, via The Independent.<br />If you peek behind the curtain<br />using metabolomics and look<br />at expanded nutritional profiles,<br />we found that there are large<br />differences between meat<br />and a plant-based meat alternative, Stephan van Vliet, study co-author, via The Independent.<br />Researchers compared 18 samples of plant-based<br />meat alternatives to an equal number <br />of grass-fed ground beef samples.<br />The team found 171 out of the 190 metabolites<br />they measured varied between the two.<br />The beef samples contained 22 metabolites <br />that the plant substitutes did not.<br />The plant-based meat contained 31 metabolites not found in the real meat.<br />Several metabolites known to be important <br />to human health were absent from <br />plant-based meat or in lesser quantities.<br />It is important for consumers to understand <br />that these products should not be viewed <br />as nutritionally interchangeable, but <br />that’s not to say that one is better than <br />the other. Plant and animal foods can <br />be complementary, because they <br />provide different nutrients, Stephan van Vliet, study co-author, <br />via The Independent.<br />It is important for consumers to understand <br />that these products should not be viewed <br />as nutritionally interchangeable, but <br />that’s not to say that one is better than <br />the other. Plant and animal foods can <br />be complementary, because they <br />provide different nutrients, Stephan van Vliet, study co-author, <br />via The Independent.<br />The team called for further studies on the short and long-term effects of particular metabolites in meat and plant-based meat alternatives
