{"id":4037,"date":"2021-08-12T17:28:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/?post_type=food&p=4037"},"modified":"2021-08-13T17:30:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T17:30:09","slug":"vegan-meat-aka-fake-meat","status":"publish","type":"food","link":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/food-drink\/vegan-meat-aka-fake-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Meat (AKA Fake Meat)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Linda McCartney’s Seasoned Vegetarian Chicken-Style Burgers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anyone who wants to be a vegan has to come to terms with the fact that they will no longer be able to consume meat. At least meat that has originated from animals. You only have to wander down the freezer aisle \u2013 and increasingly the chilled section \u2013 in any supermarket, however, and you will no doubt find numerous vegan meat or \u201cfake\u201d meat options that act as vegan-friendly alternatives to all kinds of meat products from burgers to sausages to bacon.<\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll give you an introduction to the massive variety of vegan meat options that are available in the UK and we\u2019ll explain what they are made from and whether they are better for your health and the environment than conventional animal meat products (in general they are, on both counts!).<\/p>\n

What Is Vegan Meat?<\/h2>\n
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Vegan burger closeup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To clarify further about what we mean by vegan meat or fake meat, we are talking about the products that are made from plants (or at least non-animal ingredients) that aim to imitate the look, texture and taste of meat that comes from animals. Clearly, some products achieve those goals better than others, but we are focussing on products based on their aim to achieve those goals of meat imitation rather than their success.<\/p>\n

Note that in this article we are not going into detail about lab-grown meat<\/a>, which many people consider not to be vegan. We are also not talking about direct vegan alternatives to meat, such as celeriac steaks instead of beef steaks or lentils instead of minced beef. We will cover both these categories of \u201cmeat\u201d in summary below but then in far more detail in dedicated articles elsewhere on the site.<\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll focus on vegan meat and the various vegan products made from them. Note that we have individual articles that focus on everything you might want to know about some of the specific vegan meat products, including:<\/p>\n

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