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"Impossible Burgers" Are Vegan Patties That Look Just Like The Real Thing - You Can Try One Soon

<div><p>If you've tried to improve your diet by swapping a regular burger for a veggie patty, you know that even the best healthy imitation doesn't come close to the real deal.</p><p>Restaurants and food producers do their best to disguise the fact that you're mostly eating beans or potatoes, but there's no fooling your taste buds. </p><p>Still, one American company hasn't given up on the dream of building a healthy burger that tastes just like beef. <a href="https://www.impossiblefoods.com/burger/">Impossible Foods</a> thinks they've finally cracked the code thanks to their secret ingredient.</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="R_1VRJAuTy4"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>Right now, you can only sample the Impossible Burger at 8 very fancy restaurants in major cities, but the company has just announced that they're building a new factory to expand they production.</p><p>Soon, you'll be able to try their creation - made from wheat protein, potatoes and coconut oil - at over 1,000 restaurants around the country.</p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ImpossibleFoods/photos/a.972469479476532.1073741828.768901876499961/1373336742723135/?type=3&amp;theater" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p>The impossible burger is designed to look and taste exactly like a real burger. When it's cooked it turns brown on the outside and pink on the inside, and it will even "bleed" if you cut it.</p><p>That's because it's full of heme, a special "plant blood" made from soy. Heme is even rich in iron just like the real thing.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Ib12.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Ib12_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Ib12_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>CNET</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>The idea of eating a Frankenburger made from potatoes may sound weird, but some big names are betting that Americans will fall in love with the Impossible Burger.</p><p>Billionaire tech genius Bill Gates and huge companies like Google have made the company worth almost $200 million, so obviously they believe this will become a big trend in the food world.</p><p><strong>Would you actually eat this burger? Share this post and tell us!</strong></p></div>

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