Plant-based foods can pack MORE sugar and salt than meaty originals

THOSE going meat and dairy-free for Veganuary risk consuming more salt and sugar than if they ate the “real thing”, The Sun can reveal. The salt, sugar or calories in some processed plant-based foods can be up to 50 per cent higher than the meat originals. As demand for vegan food soars, Love Islander Tommy […]

THOSE going meat and dairy-free for Veganuary risk consuming more salt and sugar than if they ate the “real thing”, The Sun can reveal.
The salt, sugar or calories in some processed plant-based foods can be up to 50 per cent higher than the meat originals.

As demand for vegan food soars, Love Islander Tommy Fury this week promoted a bacon-scented patch for meat eaters missing a flesh fix.

Yet nutritionist Amanda Ursell warned: “When veganism started, people ate natural food such as pulses and tofu. Processed food is OK occasionally but shouldn’t be part of your staple diet.”

Here are some examples…

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