[blackjack_]

I'm like technically the exact demographic they should be chasing. Plant based eater who loves the taste of meat and just stopped eating it for ethical reasons. But like, I'm not gonna eat a heavily processed food often for the reasons stated above, and also it's just not great nutritionally compared to Seitan, which also actually just tasted better when prepared right. And it also doesn't stack up compared to high protein / extra firm tofu, which is incredible for cooking when frozen and then defrosted and cooked. And also made of soybeans, one of the cheapest food commodities in the world. So why would I pay 2x or 3x the amount of money for a drastically inferior product? Just when I want an exact burger replica, and once you are plant based for 3 or more years, you just don't really crave that anymore except as maybe a guilty pleasure once or twice a year.

So like, sure it's fine, but it is already in a tough competition with other plant based foods.

[jsbisviewtiful]

I haven’t done a comparison of Beyond vs seitan for their nutritional value, but as someone who used to eat a lot more seitan I gleefully moved over to Beyond/Impossible. Seitan is packed full of gluten, which is much harder to digest. Seitan makes me uncomfortably bloated whereas Beyond/Impossible do not. And no, I don’t have a gluten “intolerance” or Celiac.

[blackjack_]

Seitan has 3x-5x the protein of beyond meat by weight. It sucks that your body processes it less. For me it’s usually a treat, and I’ve never noticed any digestive issues despite having issues with more whole wheat things (beer, more natural whole wheat breads).

I’m glad you like the beyond meat though. Good for them to have actual consistent customers for the 2x / year I end up eating it!

[jsbisviewtiful]

My partner and I joke that seitan filled sandwiches are protein bread sandwiches lol. Def like the taste of seitan though!

[Schiendelman]

What's making you believe Beyond is more "heavily processed" than seitan? I think you might be surprised...

[jermberj]

> once you are plant based for 3 or more years, you just don't really crave that anymore except as maybe a guilty pleasure once or twice a year.

This has been the exact opposite of my experience.

source: vegan for 14 years, vegetarian for 2 years prior to that, carnist for the initial 22 years. :)