Although no animal suffered for the vegan cold cuts or ate antibiotics, most sausage substitute products are not really healthy either, as a test published by the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor shows.
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Carcinogenic Compounds
The testers bought vegan versions of salami, Lyoner, ham sausage and mortadella, and six of the 19 products carried an organic label. As far as appearance, smell, taste and the feeling in the mouth are concerned, all samples were convincing – when it came to the ingredients, however, only two were rated “good”, and none were “very good”. Overall rating was a vegan Cold cuts “good”, three “satisfactory” and two thirds “poor” or “unsatisfactory”.
The laboratory detected mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH), which may include carcinogenic compounds, in two biosamples. Many more products contained saturated petroleum hydrocarbons (MOSH/MOSH analogs). These accumulate in the body and have not been proven to be harmful or harmless. As a precaution, however, food should contain as little of it as possible. In five cold cut samples, however, the content was greatly increased.
Dear tofu, tempeh and seitan
All conventional products – with one exception – contained the thickening agent carrageenan, which is suspected of causing inflammation in the intestines and is therefore controversial. All non-organic cold cuts helped flavor with flavors. For some of the products, the salt pot was also taken too deep.
The nutrition expert of the AK Upper Austria advises to use less processed products like tofu, tempeh and seitan. Because meat substitutes based on soy or grain are generally a good source of protein.
Source: Nachrichten
