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McDonald’s is looking to expand its menu with plant-based options and has started the trial sale of McPlant, its hamburger to plant base developed jointly with Beyond Meat.
The new plant-based burger that has already debuted in other countries such as Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria and the United Kingdom , will be available for a limited time. , in what McDonald’s calls “small operations test.”
The McPlan can be found in eight select US restaurants in the following cities: Irving and Carrollton, Texas, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Jennings and Lake Charles, Louisiana and El Segundo and Manhattan Beach , California.
What is McPlant made of?
McDonald’s ensures that the McPlant has the iconic flavor of their hamburgers . The plant-based burger is made with ingredients like peas, rice, and potatoes . Served on a sesame seed bun with tomato, lettuce, pickles, onions, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and a slice of American cheese.
Plant-based fast food does not always mean that a product is healthy. McPlant is a processed food, whose sodium content can be very high. Added to that in a combo with fries and a soda, they don’t exactly make a healthy meal. Potatoes are one of the vegetables that can have a negative effect on blood sugar and soft drinks are a great source of added sugars.
The nutritional values of McPlant in the United States are not available for everyone public through the menu on the McDonald’s website. But we can have a rough idea with the nutritional value of the UK McPlant, which has: 429 calories , 20 g fat (of which 6.6 g are saturated fat), 40 g carbohydrates, 10 g of sugar , 4.6 g of fiber, 19 g of protein and 2.2 g of salt.
The salt content of vegan McPlant is high . A single serving contains 2.2 g of salt equivalent to 880 mg of salt. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggest a limit of 2, 300 mg of sodium per day. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a consumption of less than 2, 000 and the American Heart Association recommends for people with high blood pressure, an ideal limit of no more than 1, 500 mg.
The McPlant hamburger available in the United States is plant-based but not completely vegan like the version of UK, which has dairy-free cheese and mayonnaise.
McPlant is a good option that can help a transition from meat to plants
McPlant is an affordable, plant-based burger option that tastes great. It is an alternative to reduce meat consumption, damage to the planet and animals.
PETA rates McDonald’s Vegan McPlant as the best vegan burger from PETA’s Vegan Food Awards highlighting new vegan offerings from the past 12 months.
McDonald’s committed to achieving zero net emissions for 2050 and meat production generates higher emissions.
According to McDonald’s, the test with the McPlant is to know how a hamburger based of plants affects the kitchens of your restaurants. This launch may be motivated not only to offer plant-based products that are in increasing demand, but also a way to meet your net zero emissions targets for 2050 to whom he promised.
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