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https://www.impossiblefoods.com/faq/

    Nutrition Facts
    Serving Size (85g)
    Servings Per Container about 85
    -------------
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 220    Calories from Fat 120
        Calories from Saturated Fat 100
    -------------
                     % Daily Value*
    Total Fat 13g            20%
      Saturated Fat 11g      55%
      Trans Fat 0g
    Cholesterol 0mg           0%
    Sodium 380mg             16%
    Potassium 250mg           7%
    Total Carbohydrate 6g     2%
       Dietary Fiber < 1g     4%
       Sugars 1g
    Protein 19g
    -------------
    Vitamin A 0%  - Vitamin C 25%
    Calcium 2%    - Iron 10%
    Thiamin 1260% - Riboflavin 15%
    Niacin 20%    - Vitamin B6 10%
    Zinc 15%      - Vitamin B12 50%

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One note: the saturated fat component is most likely from the coconut oil. The nutritional impact of coconut oil as a saturated fat is complicated. 55% daily value may not be as terrible as it looks on first glance.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/coconut-oil

Protein content looks good, but how does it compare to animal protein in terms of essential amino acids? Is it complete protein? If not, what is the limiting amino acid here?

This is easier to read on mobile: https://www.impossiblefoods.com/images/faq/nutrition-facts.p...

EDIT: Here's a link to the FDA comment I deleted, but is reference in the comment below: https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabel...

Your deleted comment from the FDA filing was interesting. I also couldn't make much of it due to unfamiliarity with the terminology.

My favorite part was the "this is submitted on a certified Virus-free CD".

Original comment:

> Not sure what to make of this doc: https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabel...

Of note in that filing is that Impossible Foods later requested that the FDA not review that PDF linked to above and the FDA agreed to stop reviewing it:
https://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/GRAS/N...

I hope you don't mind that I resurrected your comment; I thought it added value.

Nope, don't mind; deleted it because I could figure out what it was.

For special requirements (allergies, diets) reengineering the patty would be way easier than reengineering a cow, i would expect. This is their first product.

Allergies, yes. Zero carbs, probably impossible. That's okay though. No product can satisfy everyone!

With ~5g of carbs per 200 calories, you would have to eat these things pretty much exclusively to break keto, the only diet I'm aware of with an actual need for virtually no carbs.

I'm guessing someone on keto would need at least 150g for satiation, if not double that. For reference, a quarter-pound is about 120g. That's about 10.5g of carbs. It doesn't break the bank by itself, but it does mean there's a limit to the amount of extras on the burger.

What is a normal weight for a burger pattie? 85g sounds on the small side.

A quarter-pounder is about 120g.

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