Alternatives to bratwurst have gotten more and more in style. Ökotest took a better take a look at plant-based sausages. There are only some convincing alternative merchandise. Only one vegetable sausage stands out.
- Eco Assessment exams vegan bratwursts
- Im Check it out: 19 vegan sausages, together with ten natural merchandise
- Vegan Sausage: The salt content material is the best of the dozen merchandise
- Mineral oil obtained from natural merchandise
- These are those who handed the take a look at
The 2024 barbecue season is already in full swing on many patios, patios, gardens and parks. No extra animal meals scorching on a scorching grill. Meatless alternate options have develop into more and more in style lately. Ökotest took a detailed take a look at 19 vegan sausages, together with ten natural merchandise. The outcome: Only seven of the 19 merchandise have been really helpful as “excellent” or “good”.
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For its present take a look at, Ökotest despatched 19 merchandise from supermarkets (natural) and discounters to the laboratory for additional testing. All vegan sausages have been examined for saturated and fragrant mineral oil hydrocarbons, in addition to pesticide residues, together with glyphosate. Residues from cleansing processes in manufacturing have additionally been assessed. In addition, salt and oil and oil contaminants have been decided.
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Mineral oil present in natural merchandise, testers criticize excessive salt content material in vegan sausages
It seems that three vegan bratwursts are “unsatisfactory”, two are “poor”, six are “good” and just one is “excellent”. According to the take a look at outcomes, greater than half of the sausages have been too salty. Likewise, some merchandise have considerably exceeded the iodine worth really helpful by EFSA. Testers additionally discovered chlorate in one of many merchandise, as Ökotest defined. This substance can have an effect on the functioning of the thyroid gland. Chlorate is believed to enter meals by cleansing or disinfection. The laboratory additionally discovered a big enhance in mineral oil (analogues of MOSH/MOSH) in three vegan natural sausages.
Editor’s be aware: MOSH can accumulate in fatty tissue, liver, spleen and lymph nodes within the human physique, though the well being results are unknown.
An overview of all vegan bratwursts examined – these are the take a look at winners and these are the losers
The following vegan bratwursts are examined and examined by Ökotest, amongst others:
- Ener natural tofu sausages from Rossmann (rated “glorious”).
- Altnatura Vegan Sausages made with Seitan & Tofu (“good” grade)
- Grilled natural vegan sausages from Netto (“good” vary)
- Like Meat Like Bratwurst (Note the “intestines”)
- Viva Maris algae bratwurst (“passable” grade)
- Lidl’s vegan Vemondo bratwursts
- Bio Company Seitan sausages (“poor” grade)
- Alberts Lupinen Rostbratwurst vegan from Purvegan (“unsatisfactory” grade)
- Dennree Vegan Seitan Sausages Franconia Style (grade “unsatisfactory”)
- Rügenwalder Mühle Vegane Mühlen floor sausages (“poor” grade)
- Gutfried Like Bratwurst (“unsatisfactory” grade)
All take a look at outcomes could be discovered within the present difficulty of “Öko-Test” and at www.oekotest.de.
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