Meat substitutes not the same as beef, nutritionally speaking

Plant-based meat substitutes may achieve taste and texture akin to beef, but their nutritional content is not the same, according to new research from Duke University. 

Nutrition labels on the products make the foods appear to be equivalent, in terms of vitamins, fats and proteins. But they are as different as plants and animals when it comes to other components of nutrition that aren’t listed on product labels, researchers…