Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, 2% Or Less Of: Potato Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Soy Leghemoglobin, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), Soy Protein Isolate. We do, however, know what's in an Impossible Burger patty, from their website:
Like, there's no info as to what other ingredients are in the bun, cheese, avocado spread, spicy spread, or tortilla chips.īurger King does have a " nutrition explorer" on their website, but you won't find ingredients lists anywhere on it-despite a pledge to ban certain ingredients from their food. What's in an Impossible Southwest Bacon Whopper?Īccording to a press representative, here are the ingredients of the burger. Like what are the ingredients in an Impossible Southwest Bacon Whopper? How does it fare nutrition-wise? Is it vegan or vegetarian? And is it healthy? And so the Impossible Southwest Bacon Whopper is a mess of flavors and jumble of textures that you'd expect more from a Wiz Khalifa's Hotbox than boring ol' Burger King.īut here we are. The burger features two Impossible patties topped off with two sauces, several strips of bacon, American cheese, and-okay just because-some tortilla chips. "The Southwest Bacon Whopper® can also be ordered with a plant-based Impossible™ patty^ for those looking for flexitarian options," according to the Burger King press release on the new menu item, available nationwide. It's that second item that's worth particular mention because unlike Impossible spins on prior fast-food burgers-the Impossible Southwest Bacon Whopper is kind of over-the-top. Today the fast-food chain announced a lineup of new burgers, two of which are Impossible-based: the Impossible King (a plant-based version of the BK King, a Big Mac rip-off) and the Impossible Southwest Bacon Whopper.
And, Impossible Foods is trying, so hard, to make things work with Burger King. McDonald's is delaying their McPlant, possibly because it's been a McFlop in initial test markets.
Beyond Meat, now valued way below their IPO, has resorted to going full Kardashian. Well, things must be getting rough in the option-clogged world of plant-based meats because these fauxtein companies are starting to tilt sideways. You know how in every teenage comedy there's the one cool character who is also the bully, but then eventually loses their high status because of some fall from grace? And then that formerly cool character usually plays out some kind of wild, frantic act in the hopeless act of reclaiming their throne? The gastrointestinal tract very quickly absorbs the high volume of fructose corn syrup we mentioned earlier, further adding to your hunger pangs.We now seem to have entered the attention-seeking stage of the plant-based burger. Blood pressure rises, and you may well be tempted by a McFlurry or apple pie.Īccording to the infographic, at the 40 minute mark, the body will probably still be craving similar types of food: losing control of your blood sugar levels makes junk food (like a chocolate bar) seem even more appealing than it normally would.
Then the sodium - some 970 milligrams of it - causes dehydration and starts making the kidneys and heart work faster. The high levels of fructose corn syrup and sodium inside the bun leave us craving more of the same (and in the long term, this can lead to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease). It's from the 20-30 minute point that the downhill slide starts. Feel-good chemicals, like the neurotransmitter dopamine, are released into the brain, and you may catch yourself thinking: "This is a tasty burger." Our brains have been wired to prefer high-calorie foods (sorry, dieters) and the Big Mac provides these calories in abundance - an average Big Mac contains 540 calories, which cause our blood sugar level to shoot up. For the first 10 minutes, everything goes brilliantly, at least on the surface.