# 50/50 meat and plant-based meat hybrids

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-50-meat-and-plant-based-meat-hybrids/916271>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 25, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-50-meat-and-plant-based-meat-hybrids/916271 "2020-07-25T00:35:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-50-meat-and-plant-based-meat-hybrids/916271/21 "2020-08-04T21:11:24Z")

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I will occasionally make burgers by adding large quantities of mashed potato flakes or grated carrot to the meat. Not bad. My sister has been vegetarian for decades. She makes a good vegetable patty but it does not try to mimic the taste or texture of meat. I have nothing against processed products that do mimic it, they are better than they once were. It is debatable if they are healthier.

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-50-meat-and-plant-based-meat-hybrids/916271/22 "2020-08-04T21:45:06Z")

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I am curious what _exactly_ ‘plant based’ means. It’s strikes me as similar to, ‘cheese food product’. (Which was devised folllowing a lawsuit by actual cheese makers calling foul. The producers actually start with real cheese, but when they’re done processing, no actual live culture remains, hence not _technically_ cheese!)

It’s the ‘based’ word that’s tripping me up. Why wouldn’t they just say ‘it’s partially plant!”

Unless…I don’t know what, really.  
It’s closer to sawdust than plants, maybe?

I hesitate to indulge till I know more.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-50-meat-and-plant-based-meat-hybrids/916271/23 "2020-08-06T00:09:58Z")

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Sigh. Never thought much about that, but I’m certain that you are probably right.

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