Does anyone know if microplastics in plant-based products really come from the plants themselves? Or is the product contamined during production or from the packaging?
It’s pretty clear that a lot of them are a result of processing and packaging, though I’d be surprised if zero were in the plants themselves.
Tofu is like a third of the sirloin stake? Did not expect that “eating less plastics” would be among the benefits of me not eating meat. Strange times.
This study isn’t really about kinds of protein, it’s more about different protein products and the amount of micro plastic in relation to the amount of processing. If it was just about kinds of protein, then the chart would just say “chicken” or “soybeans” instead of “plant based nugget” or “chicken breast”. Very eye opening about breaded shrimp. I would have assumed those were no worse off than a fish stick, but apparently they’re worse than chicken nuggets. In the end this just goes to reiterate that the more processed something is, the more sus it is to eat :/
Yeah, unprocessed foods contain the least, with the notable exception of shrimp, which tend to contain significant amounts.
If it’s already breaded, then it’s processed. In my opinion, anyways. Chicken nuggets are number 3, and although I’m not an expert on chicken anatomy, I’ve yet to find someone that can point out where the nugget is on a live chicken.
Sea bugs gonna eat sea junk I guess.
Tofu is not exactly unprocessed.
Also is “minimally processed” more or less processed than “fresh caught”? I would assume more, but both pollack and Key West shrimp have the minimally processed version below the fresh caught version on this graph. (While White Gulf shrimp is the other way around and a much wider spread.)
