What does the future of meat look like?
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Is meat sustainable? That is one trending and important question that scientists and consumers alike are asking themselves – especially with the recent rise in availability of tasty plant-based meat alternatives.Ā 

Many of the worldā€™s problems continue to become bigger ones thanks to the meat industry, including but not limited to water pollution, deforestation, and the spread of diseases.Ā 

But even with so many strikes against it, can we actually conclude that meat is facing extinction thanks to things like awareness, cool (and delicious) sustainable food trends, and crazy food finds like the Impossible Burger?Ā 

Keep reading to find out!

The rise of delicious new plant-based meat alternativesĀ 

falafels are a great plant-based meat alternative

Between lab-grown alternatives and faux vegetable finds, plant-based consumers can basically ethically indulge in just about any ā€œmeatā€ they please in 2019.Ā 

Restaurants like Carlā€™s Jr. and Burger King have climbed aboard the vegan bandwagon and have even created their own lab-grown meat substitute out of plants. Lab-grown meat may sound like a scary phenomenon, but it just might change the way we consume forever.Ā 

Check out some of the most popular meat-alternative items below!

Beyond Burger

The Beyond Burger is a vegan-friendly (no cheese) alternative. It is made from these four key ingredients:

  • Water
  • Pea protein
  • Canola oil
  • Refined coconut oil

Impossible Burger

The Impossible Burger, as its name suggests, it tastes so similar to beef, youā€™ll barely be able to believe itā€™s not. It is made from

  • Coconut fat flakes
  • Ground textured wheat
  • Potato protein

Seitan

seitan is an excellent plant-based meat alternative

Seitan is the faux meat industryā€™s latest trend. This substitute is made from:

  • Hydrated gluten (the main protein in wheat)

2019 is the year of the vegan

2019 is the year of the vegan. According to The Economist, a quarter of 25 – 34-year-old Americans are vegan, and that number is projected to keep rising.Ā 

By 2025, it is estimated that the plant-based meat market will reach $27.9 billion U.S. dollars. Beyond Meat stock prices are also on the rise, and some pretty popular restaurants are joining in on this global movement.Ā 

How new trends are disrupting the meat industry

Consumers arenā€™t the only ones making the meat-free switch. The owners of meat brand Jensen Meat Company recently acquired Before the Butcher, a plant-based startup.

Vegan butcher shops are a thing now and more and more brands are featuring faux meat products in the supermarket freezer section.Ā 

Whether we like (love!) it or not, veganism is trending ā€” and we canā€™t wait to see what the future holds for meat (or lack thereof).

vegan butchers are selling plant-based meat alternatives

 

Did you love this article about how veganism is the lifestyle of the future? Do you want to continue to learn how to cut animal products out of your life for good? Then be sure to read the articles weā€™ve rounded up below so that you can make every year the year of veganism!

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