Sauce Stache on MSN: Watch how flour and water turn into sliceable plant based deli meat Watch how flour and water turn into sliceable plant based deli meat After years of explosive trial, sales of plant-based meat alternatives have leveled off or declined.1 Flavor and texture challenges, paired with a growing unease about overprocessing, made it ... a stack of plant-based burger patties on a blue plate in front of a sign that reads "plant based meat" - Aamulya/Getty A vegan and a meat-eater walk into a bar. There was a point in time when that ...

Understanding the Context

Plant-based meats have an image problem. It’s not flavor or appearance. Look-alike beef burgers, chicken-like nuggets and faux pork sausages often cook like meat — some even bleed and sizzle in the ... Plant-based meat was once a growth market.

Key Insights

In its glory days in the early 2020s, plant-based substitutes were fast moving from niche, pursued by a coterie of vegetarians and vegans who missed meat, to ... FoodNavigator: Why is plant-based dairy doing so much better than plant-based meat? There are two main pillars in the plant-based market – plant-based meat and plant-based dairy. Yet they haven’t seen the same levels of success. While neither is without its problems, plant-based ...

Final Thoughts

Taste tests show that some plant-based foods can beat meat and dairy but it will take a culture shift for animal-free to dominate American plates. The plant-based sector hasn’t had an easy ride in recent years. After the meteoric rise of alternative meat and dairy, both categories have taken a hit. We’ve seen reduced sales, a lack of investment, ...