Students
conduct blind taste test of the ‘Whopper’ and the ‘Impossible Whopper’
Baton Rouge, La. – The Agricultural Sciences 472 class recently conducted a
seminar discussion titled, “Meat Gets a Makeover.”
The
discussion stemmed from a Consumer Reports article by the same name. The
article asked if meatless patties were safe, tasty, healthy and if they will
save the environment.
After
the seminar, the students conducted a blind taste test comparison between Burger
King’s all-beef meat patty in the “Whopper” and the meatless “Impossible Whopper.”
Six
out of 10 students chose burger B., the “Impossible Whopper” as their favorite
tasting burger.
“The
students were shocked when I told them they voted for the Impossible Whopper
after the taste test,” said Dr. Renita Marshall, Animal Science Professor and
Chair of the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Southern University.
The
Impossible Whopper is an all-plant, gluten-free burger that gets its protein
from soy and a mix of coconut and sunflower oils.
“They
had no idea that I was going to ask them to taste the two burgers,” said Dr.
Marshall. “I wanted the students to understand that agriculture is now high-tech
and this technology may change the way we produce food,” she added.
To
read the Consumer Reports ‘Meat Gets a Makeover,’ article, click here.
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