Analysis of Nutritional Components In the live broadcast, Guan Xiaotong also said that "plant protein is better than animal protein", which is even more groundless. Protein of meat, eggs and milk contains 8 kinds of essential amino acids, and the proportion of amino acids is very reasonable. Known as "complete protein" in nutrition, it is the ideal source of protein. Moreover, although most plant proteins also contain these eight amino acids, the proportion of amino acids is unreasonable. For example, the content of lysine in rice and flour is extremely low, and long-term use as a single source of protein will cause malnutrition.
In addition, protein has different digestibility in different foods. Generally speaking, the protein digestibility of meat, eggs and milk is higher, while that of plant raw materials is lower. So in most cases, it is actually "animal protein is better than plant protein". But there are also some "heterogeneous" plant proteins, which belong to complete proteins and have good digestibility. Such as soybean protein [2]. This is a special case. For this special case, it is "plant protein and animal protein barely compete." In this case, the jiaozi of vegetable meat stuffing is based on soybean protein, so it can only be regarded as "juxtaposition".
In addition, soy protein may also cause new problems, such as allergic reactions. About 0.3% people in the world are allergic to soybeans [3], but their allergies to beef and pork are far less serious. Therefore, plant protein is not better than animal protein, at best, it is just a "draw", and sometimes it will cause new problems.
In addition to macro nutrients, we should also analyze micro nutrients. Because the nutritional components of animals and plants are very different, we can only say "each has its own advantages and disadvantages" in this respect. For example, animal meat can help you supplement micronutrients, such as iron, zinc and vitamin B 12, but it is less in plants. This part of nutrition is not enough in plant meat without special supplement. But plant meat may also contain some nutrients that animal meat does not have, such as vitamin E and so on. Then again, if you want to supplement vitamin E, you don't have to eat plant meat in particular, just eat more soy products, nuts and whole grains.
The other is the long-term health effects. As we all know, it is dangerous to eat too much meat for a long time, especially red meat and processed meat. Now, the World Health Organization lists processed meat as 1 carcinogen, and red meat as 2 A carcinogen, so if you eat too much of both kinds of meat, it is healthy to reduce their intake appropriately. Moreover, plant meat is a new thing. Theoretically, it comes from plants, and its long-term impact on health should be much better. However, there is still a lack of rigorous and reliable research basis for how to do it. Generally speaking, this kind of vegetable meat bag has no obvious advantages in nutrition compared with ordinary pork bag. Guan Xiaotong, on the other hand, said it was "more nutritious" than real meat, and "eating more won't make you fat", which was suspected of false propaganda.
The future of vegetable meat. Vegetable meat can become cheaper: large-scale intensive production can reduce costs. Since 2020, the production of various plant tissue proteins and drawing proteins has kept pace, and the back-end processing industry chain has been continuously improved. At present, the price of vegetable meat has been much lower than at the beginning. I think the cost of plant meat will be lower than that of real meat in the future.
2. Vegetables and meat can be better: I have been tasting various vegetables and meat products at different exhibitions every year since 20 19. I have seen the company make it "terrible" with my own eyes, and now it is almost the same as real meat. Every store is constantly improving, and later it is "more like real meat" or even "no different from real meat". I think this is achievable.
Third, the nutrition of plant meat is more balanced: the nutrition of processed food of plant meat is "adjustable". What is missing can be directly supplemented from the formula. But now many manufacturers only regard vegetables and meat as a concept and pay little attention to nutrition. In this regard, of course, there are some technical and regulatory restrictions, but in general, we can still "do better."