Table 5.
Comparison of animal- and plant-based burger patties (grilled).
| Beef Patty 1 | Impossible Burger Patty 2 | Beyond Burger Patty 3 | Quorn Burger Patty 3 | Insect Burger Patty 2 | Black Bean Patty 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Serving (120 g) | Per 100 g | Per Serving (113 g) | Per 100 g | Per Serving (113 g) | Per 100 g | Per Serving (80 g) | Per 100 g | Per Serving (98 g) | Per 100 g | Per Serving (71 g) | Per 100 g | |
| Calories (kcal) | 326.40 | 272.00 | 260.00 | 228.57 | 280.00 | 246.15 | 158.18 | 195.89 | 293.76 | 299.75 | 160.00 | 223.00 |
| Protein (g) | 30.54 | 25.45 | 19.00 | 16.70 | 20.00 | 17.58 | 12.55 | 15.54 | 20.23 | 20.65 | 6.00 | 8.36 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7.91 | 5.00 | 4.40 | 5.82 | 7.21 | 4.38 | 4.47 | 15.00 | 20.91 |
| Sugar (g) | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 1.36 | 1.39 | 3.00 | 4.18 |
| Total Fat (g) | 21.82 | 18.18 | 16.25 | 14.29 | 20.25 | 17.80 | 8.61 | 10.67 | 20.67 | 21.09 | 9.25 | 12.89 |
| Saturated Fat (g) | 8.34 | 6.95 | 8.17 | 7.18 | 5.17 | 4.54 | 2.89 | 3.58 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 0.66 | 0.92 |
| Polyunsaturated Fat (g) | 0.62 | 0.51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monounsaturated Fat (g) | 9.83 | 8.19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 104.40 | 87.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 459.60 | 383.00 | 870.00 | 764.84 | 850.00 | 747.25 | 863.64 | 1069.52 | 1108.88 | 1131.51 | 820.00 | 1142.86 |
| Fibre (g) | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2.64 | 2.00 | 1.76 | 3.64 | 4.50 | - | - | 2.98 | 4.15 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 3.30 | 2.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iron (mg) | 2.89 | 2.41 | 4.20 | 3.69 | 4.00 | 3.52 | - | - | - | - | 1.20 | 1.67 |
| Zinc (mg) | 7.40 | 6.17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Protein Source | Beef | Soy | Pea protein, rice protein, mung bean protein | Mycoprotein, fermented from the fungus Fusarium venenatum | Buffalo worms, soy | Black beans, brown rice | ||||||
Sources: 1 United States Department of Agriculture [52], 2 Internet sources [55,56], 3 On-pack nutritional labels. Nutritional information of all food items (as prepared and ready-to-eat) was calculated by adding fat (oil or butter) and sodium (salt or soya sauce) to raw ingredients. Dashes denote unavailable values.