Meatsplainer: How new plant-based burgers compare to beef

  NEW YORK --- If you want to skip meat, a new era of options is here.   Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are among the companies racing to tap into the massive U.S. market of meat eaters by more closely mimicking the taste of beef than vegetarian patties of the past. Others are working to grow meat in labs.   So are the plant-based patties better for you or for the planet? Here's what you might want to know before taking a bite:   ARE THEY HEALTHIER?   As with many questions about diet, it depends. For better or worse, patties from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods can be nutritionally similar to beef.   Beyond Meat's 4-o...

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