I went looking for something to compare to and started with things I eat. I compared Morningstar soy-based sausage patties to Jimmy Dean conventional sausage patties. Interestingly the Morningstar patties also have more sodium than conventional patties, about 12%. That is far less than near 60% increase in veggie burger patty sodium from both Impossible and Beyond compared to conventional beef patties. Morningstar also offers a vegan burger patty that contains a mind boggling amount of sodium, way more than Impossible or Beyond.
Pure speculation on my part that sodium content is an artifact of trying to taste like meat. In my opinion, Morningstar soy sausage patties are better than conventional pork sausage, mostly because I find grease offputting (sp?).
I’m going to see if I can come up with numbers for a black bean burger that starts with dried beans (due to the sodium content in commercially canned goods). Any assistance, with footnotes, is welcome.
Repeating myself some people may choose to trade fat for salt, or accept elevated salt levels for their own ethical reasons.
