DID YOU KNOW? Burger King’s new plant-based Impossible Whopper IS NOT actually vegan

Burger Kings don’t have a designated vegan-certified spot to cook the Impossible Whopper, and according to the website, they are flame-grilled in the same broiler used for beef and chicken.

ANGLE NEWS: ‘Vegetarians, vegans, and people just watching their red meat intake rejoiced when Burger King began testing a plant-based Impossible Whopper earlier this year, and many were thrilled when the chain announced a national roll-out last week. But vegans may not want to get too excited, since the ‘meat-free’ burger isn’t officially vegan after all.

According to the fine print on the Impossible Whopper‘s landing page, the meatless patties are still grilled in the same place as beef burgers and chicken, meaning they could still be contaminated with meat. The Impossible Whopper, which was not ever marketed as vegan, and was instead referred to as being ‘0% beef,’ is served with an Impossible Foods burger patty that’s made with soy protein, coconut oil, potato protein, sunflower oil and heme — a plant-based ingredient that makes the burger ‘taste like meat’.

But Burger Kings don’t have a designated vegan-certified spot to cook them, and according to the website, they are ‘flame-grilled in the same broiler used for beef and chicken.’ That could stop both vegetarians and vegans in their tracks. Vegetarians can request that the Impossible patties be cooked in a separate broiler, which could be enough to ease their minds.

However, vegans would have to have them cooked in a separate broiler and forgo toppings for the Impossible Burger to be vegan. That’s because in addition to tomatoes, lettuce, ketchup, onions, and pickles, it’s also topped with mayo — which is made with eggs. Vegetarian customers are facing a similar problem at Burger King restaurants in the UK, where the chain recently debuted a £3.99 ‘meat-free’ fried halloumi burger’. SOURCE…

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