Not "processed", but "ultraprocessed". Very different thing.
Nobody argues that processing is bad, on the contrary - it's pretty useful. The fact is that these "planty meats" are concoctions of protein extracts, refined oils, starches, additives, etc. No "plants" to be seen.
Nobody argues that processing is bad, on the contrary - it's pretty useful. The fact is that these "planty meats" are concoctions of protein extracts, refined oils, starches, additives, etc. No "plants" to be seen.
https://twitter.com/TamarHaspel/status/1356335049617125377
Ultra-processed foods are typically generated by transnational corporations 'to create branded, convenient (durable, ready-to-consume), attractive (hyper-palatable) and highly profitable (low-cost ingredients) food products often designed to displace all other food groups'
Aggressive marketing, greenwashing, & nutri-washing, are used to 'drive up demand and create new food cultures, construct global supply chains to obtain cheap ingredients, & use extensive packaging that encourages mass production' thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…
In the US, 71% of packaged foods are ultra-processed, i.e., 'industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances extracted from foods (oils, fats, sugar, starch & proteins)’ mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/8…
This is not "processed". It's ultra-processed. 
Most of the vegan start-up stuff is.
"Made from plants". In theory. In practice, this is a chemistry project.
"Made from plants". In theory. In practice, this is a chemistry project.
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