Vegan foods lower in calories than meat equivalents but many miss the mark on salt, study finds

From walesonline.co.uk

Despite their high sodium content, many meat-free alternatives are generally lower in saturated fat 

Plant-based burgers and other alternative foods have a significantly higher salt content than their meat equivalents, according to a study.

Scientists found that more than three quarters of the meat-free items analysed failed to meet the government’s salt reduction target of 1.19g per 100g.

Staff at Queen Mary University also found that vegan and veggie alternatives had fewer calories, less saturated fat, and more fibre than the meat versions.

Despite this, the salt content was higher than in meat products in five out of six categories.

Among the worst offenders were M&S’s No Chicken Kiev from its Plant Kitchen range which had nearly 2g of salt per 100g and What the Cluck chicken pieces from The Vegetarian Butcher which had 1.7g.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/vegan-foods-lower-calories-meat-22311676