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Metabolomics Study Reveals 90% Difference in Nutritional Profiles of Grass-Fed Ground Beef and Plant-Based Alternatives

🧵 The TL;DR

A metabolomics study found that grass-fed ground beef and plant-based alternatives have vastly different nutritional profiles, with beef being much richer in health-promoting metabolites. Nutrition Facts labels fail to capture this difference.

    🔑 Key Points

  • Nutrition Facts labels on grass-fed ground beef and plant-based alternatives are nearly identical, making it hard to make informed choices.
  • A metabolomics study revealed a 90% difference in the nutritional profiles of the two products, with beef being much more abundant in health-promoting metabolites.
  • This reveals that Nutrition Facts labels are misleading and incomplete.

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