[malfist]

Maybe awesome to you, but many people will find that exact same construction more flavorful if salt is added

[butlike]

But you're arguing something different now. Regardless of subjective opinion, the bottom line is salt IS optional.

[cj]

This whole thread is talking about BeyondMeat burgers.

If you're comparing the healthiness of a premade vegan burger patty, you need to compare it to a premade (or equivalent homemmade) beef patty. You can't take salt out of the beef patty comparison and say "look it's better"

Edit: But you can compare it to actual products on shelves. The first frozen burger brand I can think of that would be a good comparison is frozen Bubba burger. If we compare the sodium content, Beyond patty is 3-4x higher in sodium. Beef wins! :) Although Beyond has half the fat.

[behringer]

Yes but that would make it "unhealthy" for many Americans. So for the health-conscious eater, the real hamburger wins.

[malfist]

Salt is not a health concern unless you specifically have a specific subset of cardiac health problems.

The vast, vast, vast majority of people do not have any reason to restrict salt intake.

[behringer]

47 percent of adults in the US suffer from hypertension: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12196499/

[krsw]

which is much more easily explained by a garbage diet, no preventative medicine so to speak of, obesity, work/family/financial stress. there is a lot of space between 2100 mg of sodium for a 3 piece chicken w/ fries, and ~150 mg to put a little life into a patty.

[littlexsparkee]

High salt increases likelihood of kidney stones

[TeMPOraL]

And high water increases likelihood of electrocution. And very high water increases likelihood of finding yourself with a wet T-shirt.

"Increases likelihood" is bullshit at best (manipulation more typically) without quantifying how much, and how much would it need to be to be remotely significant.

[justin66]

> So for the health-conscious eater, the real hamburger wins.

The health-conscious are famous for their hamburger usage.

[neutronicus]

It's also good for the texture if you let if rest in the fridge for a couple hours before cooking.