Recent Nutritional research findings comparing meat with plant-based alternatives

A recent study, published in Current Developments in Nutrition, compares the nutritional impact of meat versus plant-based alternatives.  Subjects were fed a meal containing lamb, grass fed beef, grain fed beef, or a plant-based alternative "meat."  Amino acid appearance in the blood was significantly greater following all the meat meals than with the plant based alternative meal.  This indicates that the bioavailability of the amino acids from animal sourced foods is greater than that of a plant-based alternative.

Dr Mitch Kanter, Chief Science Officer at GDP observes, “What the biological implications of these outcomes are remain to be seen. But results strongly indicate that plant-based alternatives are not analogous to animal sourced foods. You cannot consume a plant based "meat" and assume you are receiving the same nutritional quality, or health benefits, as you would with an animal sourced food (ASF).”
“Would be great if more of this sort of research was done moving forward to further highlight differences between ASFs and their alternatives,” adds Dr Kanter.

To read the full study details: Plasma Amino Acid Appearance and Status of Appetite Following a Single Meal of Red Meat or a Plant-Based Meat Analog: A Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial