Veggie burgers that Bleed [closed]

I have found these veggie burgers that bleed; but as we can see the price is hefty (~$62 for 5 lbs). I want to replicate them at home. They would have to be very convincing - ideally, the person eating them will not recognize that they ate a plant product and not meat without being told.

What techniques and (vegetable-derived) ingredients can I use to imitate a real, bleeding meat burger?

Best Answer

The ingredient list on the commercial product already gives you several pointers to work with in building a recipe:

A legume protein is used, with additional binders (tapioca starch). Probably not in plain flour form, since that would result in more of a pancake than a meat like texture.
beet juice and paprika are used both for a reddish colour and to get some of the adstringency/earthyness of meat juice in there. Also, one can assume the end product to be relatively acidic (despite there being an alkali - potassium bicarbonate - present), otherwise beet juice would give you a blue off colour.
At least two layers of smoke flavor - mesquite powder, hickory smoke extract - are used
shiitake and yeast extracts - umami sources
an iron compound - probably not just for enrichment, iron-adstringency is a flavor component in meat taste...

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Quick Answer about "Veggie burgers that Bleed [closed]"

The Impossible Burger 2.0 still contains heme, which gives it the "bleeding" quality that resembles real meat. By February 4, the new patty will be distributed to all 5,000 locations that serve Impossible Burgers in the US. Customers can expect to see it on their plates by mid-March.

Why is my veggie burger bleeding?

The ingredient is also referred to as genetically engineered \u201cheme,\u201d soy leghemoglobin. It is the color additive Impossible Foods uses to make its plant-based burger appear to \u201cbleed\u201d as if it were beef.

Do plant-based burgers bleed?

A genetically engineered color additive that makes Impossible Foods' plant-based burgers appear to "bleed" like real meat should not have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration without more extensive testing, a food advocacy group says.

What is in the Impossible Burger that makes it bleed?

Heme is a red ingredient that makes Impossible Foods' products appear to \u201cbleed.\u201d The appeals court ruling said that the FDA had \u201csubstantial evidence\u201d to deem heme in Impossible Foods safe to eat, Bloomberg reported today.

Do beyond burgers bleed?

Beyond Meat uses pea protein instead of soy protein, and there's no soy leghemoglobin, which is Impossible's key ingredient that makes the burger "bleed." Also, Beyond Burger's red color comes from beet extract, rather than heme from the leghemoglobin like in the Impossible patty.

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