Impossible Burger Meatloaf Recipe - Karissa's Vegan Kitchen (2024)

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What is impossible meatloaf made of? ›

Ingredients & substitutions for vegan meatloaf:

Impossible Burger: this is the vegan 'ground beef'. You can also use beyond meat, it was delicious too. Panko breadcrumbs and plant milk: mixed together this is the traditional way to add moisture to meatloaf. Sometimes onions are added but I felt they were not needed.

It can be cooked on any surface and in any way ground beef is cooked including: sautee, stir fry, braise/sear, deep fry, bake, grill and simmer in broth. Impossible Beef is fully cooked when the internal temperature is 71°C / 160°F. Serve while hot and fresh for best results.

While Impossible's proprietary plant-based heme is 100 percent free from animal-derived ingredients, it was tested on animals – at least once – in order to gain full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to be “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS.

Full Ingredient List: Water, Textured Wheat Protein, Coconut Oil, Potato Protein, Natural Flavors, 2% or less of: Leghemoglobin (Soy), Yeast Extract, Salt, Konjac Gum, Xanthan Gum, Soy Protein Isolate, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Thiamin (Vitamin B1), Zinc, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12.

The key ingredient — and the answer to many of your Impossible Burger questions — is heme. According to the company, heme is what makes the burger taste like meat, helps it stay juicy, and makes it look a bit red or pink in the center (26).

Insider's takeaway. The Impossible Burger is a high-protein plant-based burger. Although it isn't necessarily healthier than a traditional beef burger, it is more sustainable and offers a good source of plant-based protein, especially for those on strictly plant-only diets.

Impossible burgers still need to be cooked to temp!

Though the risk of food-borne illness is smaller for these burgers than for actual meat burgers, there is still some chance. They are made from legumes, grains, and vegetables, and those can become contaminated with pathogenic bacteria.

Ingredients. The Impossible burger is fortified with more minerals and vitamins than Beyond Meat. The white flecks in Beyond Meat and Impossible that act as fat are made from coconut oil and sunflower oil. Beyond meat also has cocoa butter in the “fat” component.

These plant-based patties might not contain any meat and therefore be better for cows and the environment, but it turns out they're not necessarily good for us. The calorie and fat content is not much different from conventional offerings (still high) – and the sodium content is actually HIGHER.

Anyone here tried the plant-based "impossible burger"? I just found out they're sort of illegal in Europe. That's because of the "heme", a synthetic blood that they use precision fermenting to make. In the UK the impossible burger is only available without this "True Blood" ingredient.

What is the impossible food controversy? ›

In documents unsealed last month, Motif said shortly after the lawsuit was filed that private investigators hired by Impossible came to them falsely claiming to represent potential partners in order to get samples and more information about Hemami. Impossible told the court these claims were “exaggerated rhetoric.”

"This product is highly processed," she says. "Ultra or highly processed foods are foods that have additional artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives to promote shelf stability, preserve texture, and increase palatability. They usually undergo several processing steps using multiple ultra-processed ingredients."

Heme is found in a protein called hemoglobin that is found in every living plant and animal, and is something we've been eating since the dawn of humanity. This ingredient not only makes Impossible Burgers taste like meat, but helps them stay juicy, moist, and slightly red at the center.

Impossible Beef is a mix of proteins, flavors, fats, and binders. The key difference from your average beef from animals? Our ingredients are derived from plants.

Here's everything that's in an Impossible Burger: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, 2% or less of: Potato Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Soy Leghemoglobin, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (antioxidant), Soy Protein Isolate, Vitamins ...

The best part about Impossible Burger is that it cooks like ground beef. For fillings, sear while stirring until well browned. If you're serving up burgers, we recommend cooking for 2-3 minutes per side.

Our products are processed by mixing carefully selected ingredients, derived from plants or by fermentation, to create something unique and delicious. Impossible Foods' mission is to use the key components of meat (protein, fat, and flavor) more efficiently and sustainably than animals can.