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Meatless marvels. (Brand-Name Rating).


You can buy them at Disney Dis·ney   , Walter Elias Known as "Walt." 1901-1966.

American animator, showman, and film producer. Noted for his creation of the cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, he produced the first animated film with sound,
 World, Subway subway: see rapid transit.
subway

Underground railway system used to transport passengers within urban and suburban areas. The first subway line, 3.
, T.G.I. Friday's T.G.I. Friday's (often referred to as just "Fridays") is a popular American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining, with over 500 restaurants across the United States, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Australia and the UK, as well as many other countries around the world. , Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. It was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, in a former Rolls Royce car dealerships showroom close to Hyde Park, where in 1979 they began to , and countless independent restaurants. McDonald's McDonald’s

fast-food restaurant chain throughout the world; recognized by golden arches. [Am. Culture: Misc.]

See : Ubiquity
 has test-marketed them. President Clinton Clinton.

1 Town (1990 pop. 12,767), Middlesex co., S Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled 1663, set off from Killingworth and inc. 1838. The school that later became Yale opened here in 1702.
 had the White House chefs cook them.

Veggieburgers are here to stay. So are meatless meatballs, meatloaf, ground beef, sausage sausage, food consisting of finely chopped meat mixed with seasonings and, often, other ingredients, all encased in a thin membrane. Although sausages were made by the ancient Greeks and Romans, they were usually plain and unspiced; in the Middle Ages people began to , bacon, and hot dogs. Meanwhile, the faux-chicken market is about to get a shot in the arm from Quorn Quorn
Noun

Trademark a vegetable protein used as a meat substitute
, a new dead-ringer for poultry poultry, domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose.  that's already available in Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). .

Why are people willing to pay extra for meatless burgers Burgers are hamburgers.

Burgers may also refer to:
  • Johannes Martinus Burgers, Dutch physicist, namesake of Burgers' equation and brother of W. G. Burgers
  • W. G. Burgers, Dutch crystallographer and brother of J. M.
, balls, links, and nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
  • , a compilation of U.S. psychedelic rock released between 1965 and 1968
  • , a Rhino Records box set of non-U.S.
? Some are--or are trying to eat more like--vegetarians because they want to protect animals or the environment. Others want to eat more soy because they've they've  

Contraction of they have.

they've have
 heard it's it's  

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.


it's it is or it has
it's be ~have
 healthy. (Soy does lower cholesterol, but whether it prevents breast and prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men.  or curbs the symptoms of menopause menopause (mĕn`əpôz) or climacteric (klīmăk`tərĭk, klī'măktĕr`ĭk)  is unclear.)

Still others like the convenience of slipping frozen burgers, patties, or whatever, into the microwave without having to worry about E. coli E. coli: see Escherichia coli.
E. coli
 in full Escherichia coli

Species of bacterium that inhabits the stomach and intestines. E. coli can be transmitted by water, milk, food, or flies and other insects.
, Salmonella salmonella

Any of the rod-shaped, gram-negative, non-oxygen-requiring bacteria that make up the genus Salmonella. Their main habitat is the intestinal tract of humans and other animals.
, or other nasty microbes. And some simply prefer the taste of veggieburgers that make no attempt to mimic meat.

Here's a guide to the frozen and refrigerated re·frig·er·ate  
tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates
1. To cool or chill (a substance).

2. To preserve (food) by chilling.
 meat-free marketplace. Most products were low enough in saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be  to meet our Best Bite criteria (no more than one gram per serving). So the cut-off cut-off Anesthesiology The point at which elongation of the carbon chain of the 1-alkanol family of anesthetics results in a precipitous drop in the anesthetic potential of these agents–eg, at > 12 carbons in length, there is little anesthetic activity,  that mostly separated the best from the rest was sodium (no more than 400 milligrams). Here we use our taste buds taste buds taste nplGeschmacksknospen pl  to help you narrow the field of Best Bites and near-bests.

"Meat" Burgers

If you're you're  

Contraction of you are.


you're you are
you're be
 thinking of going meatless, burgers are a good place to start. Even a broiled broil 1  
v. broiled, broil·ing, broils

v.tr.
1. To cook by direct radiant heat, as over a grill or under an electric element.

2. To expose to great heat.

v.
 quarter-pounder made from beef that's labeled "lean" has six grams of unhealthy saturated fat. And undercooked ground beef is more likely than other meats to carry the deadly E. coli O157:H7. That's because bacteria from the outside world can easily end up inside the patty, where it may not get thoroughly cooked.

In contrast, non-meat "meat" burgers are a good source of fiber and protein, thanks to the soy that stands in for meat. What's more, when it comes to taste, the burger-makers know what they're they're  

Contraction of they are.

they're be
 doing.

Our favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. : Flame Grilled grill  
tr.v. grilled, grill·ing, grills
1. To broil on a gridiron.

2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling.

3. Informal To question relentlessly; cross-examine.

4.
 Hamburger Style Gardenburgers taste like they're hot off the coals. Morningstar Farms Morningstar Farms is a division of the Kellogg Company that produces vegetarian food. Many of their offerings are meatless variations of traditionally meat-based products, including some that are vegan. Morningstar is currently the largest vegetarian food producer in America.  Grillers also have that seductive se·duc·tive  
adj.
Tending to seduce; alluring: "his sad and fastidious but ever seductive Irish voice" John Fowles.
 open-flame flavor, while delicious Boca Burgers Boca Burger is a veggie burger made chiefly from soy protein and wheat gluten; it is a registered trademark of the Boca Foods Company, a subsidiary of Kraft Foods. Like all of Boca Foods' products, Boca Burgers serve as a meat analogue.  let you choose among Roasted roast  
v. roast·ed, roast·ing, roasts

v.tr.
1. To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals.

2. To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat.

3.
 Garlic garlic: see onion.
garlic

Bulbous perennial plant (Allium sativum) of the lily family, native to central Asia and growing wild in Italy and southern France. The bulbs are used as a flavouring.
, Roasted Onion onion, plant of the family Liliaceae (lily family), of the same genus (Allium) as the chive (A. schoenoprasum), garlic (A. sativum), leek (A. porrum), and shallot (A. ascalonium). , Salsa, All American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  Classic, or the (vegan vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin.

ve·gan
n.
) Original. Other burgers worth a try: Amy's All American tastes like it's already got the ketchup on top, and her Texas Burger, while a little mushy mush·y  
adj. mush·i·er, mush·i·est
1. Resembling mush in consistency; soft.

2. Informal
a. Excessively sentimental. See Synonyms at sentimental.

b.
, had a delightful "Delightful" is the first physical single released by Ami Suzuki under the label Avex Trax and also the transition single that marked the end of the old Ami making her return to the music industry.  cumin-rich Southwestern flavor. If you're used to well-done burgers that remind you of a down-home down-home
adj.
Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a simple, wholesome, unpretentious lifestyle, especially that associated with the rural southern United States.
 diner diner, restaurant resembling the railroad dining car that is its source. In the mid-19th cent., the first dining cars that appeared on trains were nothing more than an empty car with a fastened-down table. George M. , try Worthington FriPats.

Less successful were burgers made by Health is Wealth, Lightlife, and Veggie Patch.

Beyond-Meat Burgers

Some burgers have no interest in imitating meat. Morningstar Farms makes a delicious Tomato & Basil Pizza Burger, and Natural Touch sells a Thai Burger that'll transport you non-stop to Bangkok Bangkok (băng`kŏk'), Thai Krung Thep, city (1990 pop. 8,538,610), capital of Thailand and of Bangkok prov., SW Thailand, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. . For a south-of-the-border flavor, try a Quaker Maid Vegelicious Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina
Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal.
 Burger, a Morningstar Farms (or Natural Touch) Spicy Black Bean black bean

see castanospermum australe, erythrophleumchlorostachys.
 Burger, or (our favorite) a Dr. Praeger's Tex Mex TEX MEX Texas Mexican Railway  Burger. Headed for Rome? Save the airfare air·fare  
n.
Fare for travel by aircraft.

Noun 1. airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane
fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
. Just try one of the good doctor's Veggie Pizza or Italian Burgers.

And if you like vegetables of no particular ethnic persuasion PERSUASION. The act of influencing by expostulation or request. While the persuasion is confined within those limits which leave the mind free, it may be used to induce another to make his will, or even to make it in his own favor; but if such persuasion should so far operate on the mind , sample a Morningstar Farms Oven Roasted Veggie Burger For a burgerless burger, see .

A veggie burger is a vegetarian hamburger. The patty of a veggie burger can be made from vegetables, nuts, dairy, mushrooms, textured vegetable protein (TVP), or a combination of these. They are sometimes vegan.
 or (second best) a Morningstar Farms (or Natural Touch) Garden Veggie Pattie or an Amy's Chicago Burger. Of the non-meaty Gardenburgers, we were most impressed im·press 1  
tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es
1. To affect strongly, often favorably:
 with the Gourmet Style Fire Roasted Vegetable.

What to do with these "burgers" is another question. Ketchup, mustard mustard, common name for the Cruciferae, a large family chiefly of herbs of north temperate regions. The easily distinguished flowers of the Cruciferae have four petals arranged diagonally ("cruciform") and alternating with the four sepals. , and a bun BUN blood urea nitrogen; see urea nitrogen.

BUN
abbr.
blood urea nitrogen


Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 
 may not always seem right.

Our advice: treat them like a nicely spiced piece of broiled chicken. Add a salad and some sauteed vegetables and you're in business.

Keep in mind that some "beyond-meat" veggieburgers, like Gardenburgers, have far less protein (about five grams per patty) than chicken, because they aren't made from soy. Others, like Morningstar Farms, have enough soy to provide about ten grams of protein, almost as much as the meat-like burgers (ten to 15 grams), though still less than three ounces of cooked chicken (25 grams).

"Ground Beef" & "Meatballs"

While soy burgers keep their moisture, meatless ground beef is often dry and crumbly crum·bly  
adj. crum·bli·er, crum·bli·est
Easily crumbled; friable.



crumbli·ness n.

Adj. 1.
 (though you might not notice if you use it in spaghetti spaghetti: see pasta.  sauce or tacos). Morningstar Farms Grillers Crumbles is one of the few brands that gets the taste and texture right. Boca Crumbles were second best.

When it comes to meatballs, Nate's, a small San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  company, makes you think that Mama's in the kitchen, shaping and spicing those Classic, Savory savory, name for any plant of the genus Satureja, aromatic herbs and subshrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family). Commonly cultivated as border ornamentals or potherbs are two species of the Mediterranean region and surrounding areas: summer savory (S.  Mushroom mushroom, type of basidium fungus characterized by spore-bearing gills on the underside of the umbrella- or cone-shaped cap. The name toadstool is popularly reserved for inedible or poisonous mushrooms, but this classification has no scientific basis. , or Zesty Italian balls with her own hands. Unfortunately, Nate's sodium exceeds the Best Bite limit if you eat a typical three-ounce serving.

Gardenburger Meatless Meatballs taste nearly as genuine without excess sodium. Veggie Patch Veggitinos are less meaty, but they might taste like Mom's (if your mother used more breadcrumbs and less meat).

"Sausage" & "Bacon"

If you like sausage, step right up. A serving of real breakfast patties or links can cost you 16 grams of fat, six of them saturated saturated /sat·u·rat·ed/ (sach´ah-rat?ed)
1. denoting a chemical compound that has only single bonds and no double or triple bonds between atoms.

2. unable to hold in solution any more of a given substance.
. Soy sausage not only cuts the sat fat to a gram (at the most), but the soy sausage chefs know their way around the kitchen.

In the breakfast patty department, Morningstar Farms and Worthington Prosage get top honors, with Boca and Veggie Patch a close second. Boca and Worthington Prosage lead the links list, though Lightlife and Morningstar Farms aren't far behind.

A few sausages come in tubes (Lightlife Gimme gim·me  
Informal
Contraction of give me.

adj. Slang
Demanding material things or especially money; acquisitive: today's gimme society; tired of gimme letters.

n.
 Lean) or broken-up bits (Morningstar Farms Sausage Style Recipe Crumbles), so you can throw as little or as much as you want on a homemade home·made  
adj.
1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie.

2. Made by oneself.

3. Crudely or simply made.

Adj. 1.
 pizza or into an egg-white omelet. The Crumbles do the best job, but Gimme Lean isn't bad.

In contrast, meatless bacon has yet to reach its potential. Best of the bunch are Morningstar Farms Breakfast Strips and Worthington Stripples (they're identical; Kellogg owns both companies). Their dissolve-in-your-mouth texture bears no resemblance Resemblance may refer to:
  • Resemblance: as in "you have a resemblance to your brother" (In the case of twins) see analogy and similarity.
  • Resemblance nominalism
  • Ludwig Wittgenstein's family resemblances.
 to bacon. But some swear swear v. 1) to declare under oath that one will tell the truth (sometimes "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth"). Failure to tell the truth, and do so knowingly, is the crime of perjury.  that once a couple of crisp strips are inside a BLT 1. BLT - /B-L-T/, /bl*t/ or (rarely) /belt/ Synonym for blit. This is the original form of blit and the ancestor of bitblt. It refers to any large bit-field copy or move operation (one resource-intensive memory-shuffling operation done on pre-paged versions of ITS, WAITS and , you'd never know you're eating soy.

Yves Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma.  Veggie Bacon has too much sodium for a Best Bite, but the flavor won't disappoint dis·ap·point  
v. dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points

v.tr.
1. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of.

2.
 you. That's more than we can say for Lightlife's Fakin' Bacon Smokey Tempeh tem·peh  
n.
A high-protein food of Indonesian origin made from partially cooked, fermented soybeans.



[Indonesian tempe, from Javanese, soybean cakes.]
 Strips.

"Hot Dogs"

Low-fat meat and poultry hot dogs are a dime a dozen these days, so only people who want to avoid the real thing need venture down the soy-dog aisle. You won't find the juicy texture of meat, but you can find the flavor.

Worthington Leanies rise above their too-pink color to make you think you're back at the ball park. And Yves (pronounced "eves") has half a dozen different tasty tast·y  
adj. tast·i·er, tast·i·est
1. Having a pleasing flavor; savory.

2. Having or showing good taste; tasteful.



tast
 dogs. All of them beat Lightlife Dogs and SoyBoy Franks.

"Chicken" & "Fish"

Red meats can be loaded with artery-clogging saturated fat and may increase the risk of colon colon, in anatomy
colon, in anatomy: see intestine.
colon, in punctuation
colon, in writing: see punctuation.
colon

Segment that makes up most of the large intestine.
 and prostate cancer. Chicken, turkey, and fish have no such foibles, so the demand for their meatless counterparts is smaller.

Nevertheless, some people worry that chicken farms damage the environment, or they don't want to deplete de·plete
v.
1. To use up something, such as a nutrient.

2. To empty something out, as the body of electrolytes.
 the nation's fisheries fisheries. From earliest times and in practically all countries, fisheries have been of industrial and commercial importance. In the large N Atlantic fishing grounds off Newfoundland and Labrador, for example, European and North American fishing fleets have long , or they simply prefer eating plants to animals.

If that's you, here's what to expect: delicious breaded nuggets or patties and lousy lous·y  
adj. lous·i·er, lous·i·est
1. Infested with lice.

2. Extremely contemptible; nasty: a lousy trick.

3.
 just about everything else.

Our favorites: Boca, Mon Cuisine Cuisine (from French cuisine, "cooking; culinary art; kitchen"; ultimately from Latin coquere, "to cook") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. , and Worthington (which also makes "fish" Fillets that would make Mrs. Paul proud). Less successful (but okay) was Veggie Patch, while Health is Wealth finished last.

But even Health is Wealth surpassed the non-breaded competition. Creating the taste and texture of whole pieces of poultry has largely stumped stump  
n.
1. The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled.

2.
 food scientists. Whether it's Tofurky or "Chick'n," you're unlikely to get past the first swallow swallow, common name for small perching birds of almost worldwide distribution. There are about 100 species of swallows, including the martins, which belong to the same family. Swallows have long, narrow wings, forked tails, and weak feet. . Gardenburger Chick'n Grill Grill may refer to:

In food:
  • Grill (cooking), a device or surface used for cooking food, usually fueled by gas or charcoal.
  • Grilling, a form of cooking that involves direct heat.
  • A restaurant that serves grilled food, such as a "bar and grill".
 and Veat Gourmet-Bites were the best of the bunch.

The only exception: Quorn. This new product, sold in England for years before it hit U.S. shores, is a "mycoprotein My`co`pro´te`in

n. 1. (Biol.) The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.
." Translation: it's made from a fungus fungus

Any of about 200,000 species of organisms belonging to the kingdom Fungi, or Mycota, including yeasts, rusts, smuts, molds, mushrooms, and mildews. Though formerly classified as plants, they lack chlorophyll and the organized plant structures of stems, roots, and
 ... but a darn good-tasting one.

Quorn somehow manages to mimic the texture and taste of moist moist

having a moderate moisture content, slightly wet to the touch.


moist dermatitis
see moist dermatitis of rabbits.

moist grain storage
grain stored at about 30% moisture in airtight silos.
, tender chicken. The Chicken-Style Nuggets and Cutlets have too much sodium for a Best Bite, but the Tenders sneak in Verb 1. sneak in - enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in"
creep in
 just under the limit.

The information for this article was compiled by Tamar Genger.
MORE THAN MEATS THE EYE

Our Best Bites had no more than one gram of artery-clogging
saturated fat and no more than 400 milligrams of sodium per
serving. Items with more than a gram of sat fat are marked
with an asterisk, but none exceeded two grams per serving.
Products are ranked from least to most sodium.

                                                Calories     Sodium
"Meat" Burgers (weight of 1 patty)                        (milligrams)

[check][check]  GardenVegan Veggie Patties
                  (2.5 oz.)                       110         260
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Original
                  Grillers (2.3 oz.)              140         260
[check][check]  Health is Wealth Yummie
                  Burger (2.5 oz.)                 80         270
[check][check]  Gardenburger Hamburger Style
                  (2.5 oz.) (1)                   110         310
[check][check]  Worthington FriPats (2.3 oz.)     130         320
[check][check]  Amy's All American and Texas
                  Burger (2.5 oz.) (2)            120         340
[check][check]  Boca Burgers, Original
                  (Vegan) (2.5 oz.)                90         350
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Better'n
                  Burgers (2.7 oz.)                80         360
[check][check]  Boca Burgers, All American
                  Classic (2.5 oz.)               110         370
[check][check]  Lightlife Light Burgers
                  (refrigerated) (3 oz.)          110         370
[check][check]  Natural Touch Vegan Burger
                  (2.7 oz.)                        70         370
[check][check]  Boca Burgers, Salsa (2.5 oz.)      90         380
                Morningstar Farms Original
                  Harvest Burgers (3 oz.) *       140         390
                Boca Burgers, Roasted Garlic
                  (2.5 oz.)                       100         400
                Veggie Patch Burgeriffics
                  (2.5 oz.)                       110         450
                Boca Burgers, Roasted Onion
                  (2.5 oz.)                        90         460
                Yves Veggie Burger Burgers
                  (3 oz.)                         120         480
                Boca Burgers, Organic Soy
                  (2.5 oz.) (3)                   140         530

Beyond-Meat Burgers (weight of 1 patty)

[check][check]  Dr. Praeger's Burgers, except
                  Veggie Pizza (2.7 oz.)          100         190
[check][check]  Quaker Maid Vegelicious,
                  Original or Santa Fe Flavor
                  (2.5 oz.)                       150         190
                Dr. Praeger's Veggie Pizza
                  Burger (3 oz.) *                120         240
                Lightlife Marinated Grilles
                  (2.7 oz.) (1) *                 130         240
[check][check]  Natural Touch Veggie Medley,
                  Organic Soy (2.3 oz.)           120         260
[check][check]  Veggie Patch VeggieRounds
                  (2.5 oz.)                       100         270
[check][check]  Gardenburger, Veggie Medley
                  (2.5 oz.)                        90         280
[check][check]  Natural Touch Garden Veggie
                  Pattie (2.4 oz.)                100         280
[check][check]  Boca Burgers, Grilled
                  Vegetable (2.5 oz.)              80         300
[check][check]  Gardenburger, The Original
                  (2.5 oz.)                       120         320
                Morningstar Farms Tomato &
                  Basil Pizza Burger
                  (2.4 oz.) *                     130         320
[check][check]  Gardenburger, Gourmet Style
                  (2.5 oz.) (1)                   120         330
[check][check]  Natural Touch Tex Mex Burger,
                  Organic Soy (2.5 oz.)           120         330
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Garden
                  Veggie Patties (2.4 oz.)        100         350
[check][check]  Natural Touch Spicy Black
                  Bean Burger (2.7 oz.)           110         350
[check][check]  Natural Touch Thai Burger
                  (2.4 oz.)                       100         380
[check][check]  Amy's California Burger
                  (2.5 oz.)                       130         390
                Amy's Chicago Burger
                  (2.5 oz.) *                     160         390
                Boca Burgers, Garden
                  Vegetable, Organic Soy
                  (2.5 oz.)                       120         430
                Yves Black Bean & Mushroom
                  Burgers (3 oz.)                 100         450
                Morningstar Farms Oven
                  Roasted (2.4 oz.)               120         470
                Morningstar Farms Spicy Black
                  Bean (2.7 oz.)                  150         470
                Yves Garden Vegetable Patties
                  (3 oz.)                          90         470

"Meatballs," etc. (serving closest to 3 ounces)

                Natural Touch Nine Bean Loaf
                  (1-in. slice) *                 160         350
[check][check]  Natural Touch Lentil Rice
                  Loaf (1-in. slice)              160         370
[check][check]  Veggie Patch Veggitinos (5)       120         380
[check][check]  Gardenburger Meatless
                  Meatballs (6)                   110         400
                Yves Veggie Meatballs (6)         110         500
                Nate's Meatless
                  Meatballs (6) (1) *             220         690

"Ground Beef" (serving closest to 2 ounces)

[check][check]  Quorn Beef-Style Grounds
                  (1/2 cup)                        60         170
[check][check]  Lightlife Smart Ground,
                  Original or Taco & Burrito
                  (1/3 cup) (2)                    70         180
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Grillers,
                  Burger Recipe Crumbles
                  (2/3 cup)                        80         210
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Ground
                  Meatless (1/2 cup)               60         260
[check][check]  Veggie Patch You Won't
                  Believe It's Not Ground
                  Beef (1/5 pkg.)                  70         260
[check][check]  Lightlife Gimme Lean Ground
                  Beef Style (1/7 pkg.)            50         270
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Ground Round
                  (1/3 cup) (1)                    70         280
[check][check]  Boca Crumbles (1/2 cup) (1)        80         380

"Sausage" & "Bacon"
(weight of 1 patty, link, etc., unless noted)

[check][check]  Lightlife Fakin' Bacon Smokey
                  Tempeh Strips (0.6 oz.)          30          80
[check][check]  Veggie Patch Breakfast
                  Patties (1.3 oz.)                80         100
[check][check]  Lightlife Smart Bacon
                  (0.4 oz.)                        20         180
[check][check]  Lightlife Smart Links,
                  Italian (1.4 oz.)                70         180
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Breakfast
                  Strips (2 strips-0.6 oz.)        60         220
[check][check]  Worthington Stripples
                  (2 strips-0.6 oz.)               60         220
[check][check]  Natural Touch Breakfast
                  Patties, Organic Soy
                  (1.3 oz.)                        80         250
[check][check]  Boca Breakfast Patties
                  (1.3 oz.)                        80         260
[check][check]  Lightlife Lean Breakfast
                  Links (2 links-2.4 oz.)         120         260
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Breakfast
                  Patties (1.3 oz.)                80         270
[check][check]  Worthington Prosage Patties
                  (1.3 oz.)                        80         300
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Breakfast
                  Links (2 links-1.6 oz.)          80         320
[check][check]  Worthington Prosage Links
                  (2 links-l.6 oz.)                80         320
[check][check]  Boca Breakfast Links
                  (2 links-l.6 oz.)               100         330
[check][check]  Lightlife Gimme Lean, Sausage
                  Style (1/7 package-2 oz.)        50         330
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Breakfast Patties
                  (2 patties-2 oz.)                70         350
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Sausage
                  Style Recipe Crumbles
                  (2/3 cup)                        90         370
                Yves Veggie Breakfast Links
                  (2 links-l.8 oz.)                70         440
                Yves Canadian Veggie Bacon
                  (3 slices-2 oz.)                 80         480
                Boca, Made with Natural
                  Ingredients, Bratwurst or
                  Italian Sausage
                  (2.5 oz.) (2)                   130         640
                Boca Sausages, Bratwurst,
                  Smoked, or Italian
                  (2.5 oz.) (2)                   130         920

"Hot Dogs" (weight of 1 hot dog)

[check][check]  Lightlife Tofu Pups and
                  Wonderdogs (1.5 oz.) (2)         60         190
[check][check]  Yves Tofu Dogs (1.3 oz.)           50         240
[check][check]  Lightlife Smart Dogs
                  (1.5 oz.)                        50         320
[check][check]  Yves The Good Dog (1.8 oz.)        80         380
[check][check]  SoyBoy Vegetarian Franks
                  (1.5 oz.)                        70         390
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Chili Dogs
                  (1.8 oz.)                        70         400
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Dogs (1.6 oz.)         60         400
                Worthington Leanies (1.4 oz.)     100         430
                Yves Jumbo Original Veggie
                  Dogs (2.7 oz.)                  100         480
                Morningstar Farms Meat-Free
                  Corn Dogs (2.7 oz.)             150         500
                Natural Touch Meat-Free Corn
                  Dogs (2.5 oz.)                  170         530
                Morningstar Farms Veggie Dogs
                  (2.7 oz.)                        80         580
                Lightlife Smart Deli Jumbos
                  (2.7 oz.)                        80         590

"Chicken" & "Fish"
(serving closest to 3 ounces)

[check][check]  Veat Vegetarian Fillet
                  (1/4 pkg.)                      290         150
[check][check]  Tofurky Roast (1/9 roast)         140         230
[check][check]  SoyBoy Vegan Okara Courage
                  Burger (1)                      130         280
[check][check]  MonCuisine Breaded Chicken
                  Patties (1)                     100         290
[check][check]  Natural Touch Okara Pattie
                  Made with Organic Soy (1)       120         300
[check][check]  Quorn Chicken-Style Tenders
                  (1 cup)                          90         350
[check][check]  Gardenburger Chik'n Grill,
                  Savory Herb (1)                 100         360
[check][check]  Natural Touch Okara
                  Patties (1)                     110         360
[check][check]  Veggie Patch Chick'n
                  VeggieCutlets (1)               130         360
[check][check]  Mon Cuisine Breaded Chicken
                  Nuggets (4)                     140         380
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Chick'n
                  Burgers (1)                     120         390
                Veggie Patch You Won't
                  Believe It's Not Chicken
                  (1/3 pkg.) (1)                   90         430
                Health is Wealth Chicken-Free
                  Nuggets (4)                     120         440
                Health is Wealth Chicken-Free
                  Patties (1)                     120         440
                Lightlife Smart Menu Chick'n
                  Strips (1/2 pkg.)                70         440
                Veggie Patch Buffalo Wings or
                  Chick'n Nuggets (5) (2)         170         450
                Boca Chik'n Patties (1) (1)       150         470
                Veat Chick'n Free Nuggets
                  (1/3 pkg.)                      140         470
                Veat Grilled Chick'n Free
                  Breast (1)                      140         470
                Lightlife Smart Cutlets
                  Seasoned Chick'n (1)            140         480
                Veat Gourmet-Bites (1/2 pkg.)     150         480
                Boca Chik'n Nuggets (4) (1) *     190         570
                Morningstar Farms Chik
                  Patties (1)                     150         570
                Worthington Crispy Chik
                  Patties (1)                     150         600
                Quorn Chicken-Style
                  Cutlets (1)                     200         610
                Health is Wealth Buffalo
                  Wings (4)                       130         650
                Quorn Chicken-Style
                  Nuggets (3-4)                   180         650
                Morningstar Farms Chik
                  Nuggets (4)                     160         670
                Worthington Chik Stiks (2) *      220         720
                Morningstar Farms Buffalo
                  Wings (5) *                     200         730
                Worthington Fillets (2)           180         750
                Veat Vegetarian Breast
                  (1/2 pkg.)                      170         850

                                                 Fiber      Protein
"Meat" Burgers (weight of 1 patty)              (grams)     (grams)

[check][check]  GardenVegan Veggie Patties
                  (2.5 oz.)                         2           9
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Original
                  Grillers (2.3 oz.)                2          15
[check][check]  Health is Wealth Yummie
                  Burger (2.5 oz.)                  4          12
[check][check]  Gardenburger Hamburger Style
                  (2.5 oz.) (1)                     5          14
[check][check]  Worthington FriPats (2.3 oz.)       3          14
[check][check]  Amy's All American and Texas
                  Burger (2.5 oz.) (2)              3          11
[check][check]  Boca Burgers, Original
                  (Vegan) (2.5 oz.)                 4          13
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Better'n
                  Burgers (2.7 oz.)                 3          13
[check][check]  Boca Burgers, All American
                  Classic (2.5 oz.)                 4          14
[check][check]  Lightlife Light Burgers
                  (refrigerated) (3 oz.)            5          15
[check][check]  Natural Touch Vegan Burger
                  (2.7 oz.)                         3          11
[check][check]  Boca Burgers, Salsa (2.5 oz.)       5          13
                Morningstar Farms Original
                  Harvest Burgers (3 oz.) *         5          18
                Boca Burgers, Roasted Garlic
                  (2.5 oz.)                         5          14
                Veggie Patch Burgeriffics
                  (2.5 oz.)                         4          15
                Boca Burgers, Roasted Onion
                  (2.5 oz.)                         5          13
                Yves Veggie Burger Burgers
                  (3 oz.)                           4          16
                Boca Burgers, Organic Soy
                  (2.5 oz.) (3)                     4          17

Beyond-Meat Burgers (weight of 1 patty)

[check][check]  Dr. Praeger's Burgers, except
                  Veggie Pizza (2.7 oz.)            4           8
[check][check]  Quaker Maid Vegelicious,
                  Original or Santa Fe Flavor
                  (2.5 oz.)                         4           5
                Dr. Praeger's Veggie Pizza
                  Burger (3 oz.) *                  4           9
                Lightlife Marinated Grilles
                  (2.7 oz.) (1) *                   0          10
[check][check]  Natural Touch Veggie Medley,
                  Organic Soy (2.3 oz.)             1          11
[check][check]  Veggie Patch VeggieRounds
                  (2.5 oz.)                         4           8
[check][check]  Gardenburger, Veggie Medley
                  (2.5 oz.)                         3           5
[check][check]  Natural Touch Garden Veggie
                  Pattie (2.4 oz.)                  3          10
[check][check]  Boca Burgers, Grilled
                  Vegetable (2.5 oz.)               5          13
[check][check]  Gardenburger, The Original
                  (2.5 oz.)                         4           6
                Morningstar Farms Tomato &
                  Basil Pizza Burger
                  (2.4 oz.) *                       3          11
[check][check]  Gardenburger, Gourmet Style
                  (2.5 oz.) (1)                     4           6
[check][check]  Natural Touch Tex Mex Burger,
                  Organic Soy (2.5 oz.)             2           9
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Garden
                  Veggie Patties (2.4 oz.)          4          10
[check][check]  Natural Touch Spicy Black
                  Bean Burger (2.7 oz.)             5          11
[check][check]  Natural Touch Thai Burger
                  (2.4 oz.)                         3          10
[check][check]  Amy's California Burger
                  (2.5 oz.)                         5           6
                Amy's Chicago Burger
                  (2.5 oz.) *                       4          11
                Boca Burgers, Garden
                  Vegetable, Organic Soy
                  (2.5 oz.)                         4          15
                Yves Black Bean & Mushroom
                  Burgers (3 oz.)                   7          12
                Morningstar Farms Oven
                  Roasted (2.4 oz.)                 3          12
                Morningstar Farms Spicy Black
                  Bean (2.7 oz.)                    5          11
                Yves Garden Vegetable Patties
                  (3 oz.)                           7          11

"Meatballs," etc. (serving closest to 3 ounces)

                Natural Touch Nine Bean Loaf
                  (1-in. slice) *                   5           8
[check][check]  Natural Touch Lentil Rice
                  Loaf (1-in. slice)                4           8
[check][check]  Veggie Patch Veggitinos (5)         4          15
[check][check]  Gardenburger Meatless
                  Meatballs (6)                     4          12
                Yves Veggie Meatballs (6)           4          18
                Nate's Meatless
                  Meatballs (6) (1) *               5          19

"Ground Beef" (serving closest to 2 ounces)

[check][check]  Quorn Beef-Style Grounds
                  (1/2 cup)                        3           10
[check][check]  Lightlife Smart Ground,
                  Original or Taco & Burrito
                  (1/3 cup) (2)                    3           11
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Grillers,
                  Burger Recipe Crumbles
                  (2/3 cup)                        2           10
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Ground
                  Meatless (1/2 cup)               2           10
[check][check]  Veggie Patch You Won't
                  Believe It's Not Ground
                  Beef (1/5 pkg.)                  3           10
[check][check]  Lightlife Gimme Lean Ground
                  Beef Style (1/7 pkg.)            2            8
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Ground Round
                  (1/3 cup) (1)                    3           10
[check][check]  Boca Crumbles (1/2 cup) (1)        4           12

"Sausage" & "Bacon"
(weight of 1 patty, link, etc., unless noted)

[check][check]  Lightlife Fakin' Bacon Smokey
                  Tempeh Strips (0.6 oz.)          0            3
[check][check]  Veggie Patch Breakfast
                  Patties (1.3 oz.)                2            7
[check][check]  Lightlife Smart Bacon
                  (0.4 oz.)                        0            3
[check][check]  Lightlife Smart Links,
                  Italian (1.4 oz.)                1            7
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Breakfast
                  Strips (2 strips-0.6 oz.)        0            2
[check][check]  Worthington Stripples
                  (2 strips-0.6 oz.)               0            2
[check][check]  Natural Touch Breakfast
                  Patties, Organic Soy
                  (1.3 oz.)                        1            8
[check][check]  Boca Breakfast Patties
                  (1.3 oz.)                        3            8
[check][check]  Lightlife Lean Breakfast
                  Links (2 links-2.4 oz.)          0            8
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Breakfast
                  Patties (1.3 oz.)                2           10
[check][check]  Worthington Prosage Patties
                  (1.3 oz.)                        2            9
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Breakfast
                  Links (2 links-1.6 oz.)          2            9
[check][check]  Worthington Prosage Links
                  (2 links-l.6 oz.)                2            9
[check][check]  Boca Breakfast Links
                  (2 links-l.6 oz.)                4           10
[check][check]  Lightlife Gimme Lean, Sausage
                  Style (1/7 package-2 oz.)        4            8
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Breakfast Patties
                  (2 patties-2 oz.)                2           11
[check][check]  Morningstar Farms Sausage
                  Style Recipe Crumbles
                  (2/3 cup)                        2           11
                Yves Veggie Breakfast Links
                  (2 links-l.8 oz.)                0           11
                Yves Canadian Veggie Bacon
                  (3 slices-2 oz.)                 1           17
                Boca, Made with Natural
                  Ingredients, Bratwurst or
                  Italian Sausage
                  (2.5 oz.) (2)                    2           12
                Boca Sausages, Bratwurst,
                  Smoked, or Italian
                  (2.5 oz.) (2)                    3           12

"Hot Dogs" (weight of 1 hot dog)

[check][check]  Lightlife Tofu Pups and
                  Wonderdogs (1.5 oz.) (2)         0            9
[check][check]  Yves Tofu Dogs (1.3 oz.)           0            9
[check][check]  Lightlife Smart Dogs
                  (1.5 oz.)                        1            9
[check][check]  Yves The Good Dog (1.8 oz.)        1           13
[check][check]  SoyBoy Vegetarian Franks
                  (1.5 oz.)                        1           11
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Chili Dogs
                  (1.8 oz.)                        2           13
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Dogs (1.6 oz.)         1           11
                Worthington Leanies (1.4 oz.)      1            7
                Yves Jumbo Original Veggie
                  Dogs (2.7 oz.)                   2           15
                Morningstar Farms Meat-Free
                  Corn Dogs (2.7 oz.)              3            7
                Natural Touch Meat-Free Corn
                  Dogs (2.5 oz.)                   3            8
                Morningstar Farms Veggie Dogs
                  (2.7 oz.)                        1           11
                Lightlife Smart Deli Jumbos
                  (2.7 oz.)                        1           17

"Chicken" & "Fish"
(serving closest to 3 ounces)

[check][check]  Veat Vegetarian Fillet
                  (1/4 pkg.)                       2           26
[check][check]  Tofurky Roast (1/9 roast)          2           20
[check][check]  SoyBoy Vegan Okara Courage
                  Burger (1)                       2           13
[check][check]  MonCuisine Breaded Chicken
                  Patties (1)                      3            7
[check][check]  Natural Touch Okara Pattie
                  Made with Organic Soy (1)        3           12
[check][check]  Quorn Chicken-Style Tenders
                  (1 cup)                          3           12
[check][check]  Gardenburger Chik'n Grill,
                  Savory Herb (1)                  3           13
[check][check]  Natural Touch Okara
                  Patties (1)                      3           11
[check][check]  Veggie Patch Chick'n
                  VeggieCutlets (1)                5           11
[check][check]  Mon Cuisine Breaded Chicken
                  Nuggets (4)                      4           12
[check][check]  Yves Veggie Chick'n
                  Burgers (1)                      3           17
                Veggie Patch You Won't
                  Believe It's Not Chicken
                  (1/3 pkg.) (1)                   0           12
                Health is Wealth Chicken-Free
                  Nuggets (4)                      3           13
                Health is Wealth Chicken-Free
                  Patties (1)                      2           14
                Lightlife Smart Menu Chick'n
                  Strips (1/2 pkg.)                4           11
                Veggie Patch Buffalo Wings or
                  Chick'n Nuggets (5) (2)          5           13
                Boca Chik'n Patties (1) (1)        2           13
                Veat Chick'n Free Nuggets
                  (1/3 pkg.)                       4           17
                Veat Grilled Chick'n Free
                  Breast (1)                       4           17
                Lightlife Smart Cutlets
                  Seasoned Chick'n (1)             4           26
                Veat Gourmet-Bites (1/2 pkg.)      3           15
                Boca Chik'n Nuggets (4) (1) *      2           16
                Morningstar Farms Chik
                  Patties (1)                      2            9
                Worthington Crispy Chik
                  Patties (1)                      2            8
                Quorn Chicken-Style
                  Cutlets (1)                      4           10
                Health is Wealth Buffalo
                  Wings (4)                        4           13
                Quorn Chicken-Style
                  Nuggets (3-4)                    3            8
                Morningstar Farms Chik
                  Nuggets (4)                      5           13
                Worthington Chik Stiks (2) *       4           18
                Morningstar Farms Buffalo
                  Wings (5) *                      3           13
                Worthington Fillets (2)            4           16
                Veat Vegetarian Breast
                  (1/2 pkg.)                       5           15

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* Contains more than 1 gram of saturated fat.

(1) Average of the entire line.

(2) Average of the products listed.

(3) Average of all flavors except Garden Vegetable.

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