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Originally Posted by Tobra
Thing about The Bell, there is not enough beef in their taco meat to call it hamburger.
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Wiki definition of TVP:
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Textured or texturized vegetable protein (TVP), also known as textured soy protein (TSP), soy meat, or soya chunks is a defatted soy flour product, a by-product of extracting soybean oil. "
(uh where is soy exactly located in the list or is just a minor ingredient happenstance in processing?)
(It's more common than you think. My uncle was severely allergic to anything containing soy. He was scared of it.)
What they claim:
https://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/ingredients
"Seasoned Beef-
Beef, water, seasoning [cellulose, chili pepper, maltodextrin, salt, oats, soy lecithin, spices, tomato powder, sugar, onion powder, citric acid, natural flavors (including smoke flavor), torula yeast, cocoa, disodium inosinate & guanylate, dextrose, lactic acid, modified corn starch], salt, sodium phosphates. Contains: Soy"
Minor ingredient:
https://www.healthguidance.org/entry/17850/1/What-Is-Torula-Yeast.html
" Torula in particular is a type of yeast that is fed wood alcohols. Once dried out, it creates a tan colored powder that tastes somewhat meaty.
Specifically, torula was added to food in order to replace MSG"
Taco Bell gets sued:
https://www.foxnews.com/health/taco-bell-sued-over-meat-thats-just-35-percent-beef
Lawsuit then quickly dropped:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/taco-bell-still-has-beef-with-firm-that-dropped-lawsuit
So did they sue themselves for publicity? Did it have any merit? Did they change the ingredients since then? What does the the FDA consider 'beef' and how many processing chemicals are involved? It does sound like they use pure meat but I'm always skeptical of anything.