During the pandemic, plant-based meat consumption and media coverage exploded. Now, a host of trend pieces decry its demise. That shift is no organic accident.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2674486
TL;DR: the meat industry's misleading messaging campaign + lobbying
While I'm sure the meat industry/lobbying has made sure people knew about the drawbacks of plant based meat I think there's several legitimate reasons it hasn't taken off yet. It's firmly stuck in the middle.
When compared to animal based meat plant based meat is:
more expensive
not hardly any healthier
doesn't taste as good
When compared to more traditional plant based protein, plant based meat it is:
more expensive
much less healthy
doesn't taste as good
The only benefit of plant based meat is that it's more environmentally friendly than traditional meat.
That's something that most people don't care to pay more for.
I hope R&D continues into plant-based meat as I do think that once the cost comes down below animal-based meat it will see wide adoption. Especially because the price of animal-based meat will continue to rise.
While I'm sure the meat industry/lobbying has made sure people knew about the drawbacks of plant based meat I think there's several legitimate reasons it hasn't taken off yet. It's firmly stuck in the middle.
When compared to animal based meat plant based meat is:
When compared to more traditional plant based protein, plant based meat it is:
The only benefit of plant based meat is that it's more environmentally friendly than traditional meat.
That's something that most people don't care to pay more for.
I hope R&D continues into plant-based meat as I do think that once the cost comes down below animal-based meat it will see wide adoption. Especially because the price of animal-based meat will continue to rise.
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