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Comparing Beef with Plant-Based Alternative Proteins: What Are the Facts?

Plant-based alternative proteins have been in the news over the past few years. Should the beef industry be concerned? Cattlemen's Beef Board Vice Chair Norman Voyles, Jr. discusses the real facts about how these alternatives stack up against beef.


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Dec 16, 2021, 19:00 ET

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DENVER, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In mid-November, the Cattlemen's Beef Board (CBB) executive leadership team traveled from their farming and beef cattle operations to Kansas City for an ag media event called "Trade Talk." Hosted by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB), this annual event offers ag industry broadcast personalities the opportunity to interview representatives from various organizations and companies, all of whom serve this country's farmers and ranchers in some capacity. Norman Voyles, Jr., vice chair of the Cattlemen's Beef Board this year, did several interviews, and was quite frankly surprised by how many broadcasters wanted to hear what a guy from Martinsville, Indiana had to say.

"They asked me all kinds of questions about the national Beef Checkoff, including many I've been asked before – how it works, what kinds of programs it funds, what impact are those programs having on beef demand and so on," Voyles said. "However, one new question came up again and again: What's the Checkoff doing to address the threat that plant-based alternative proteins pose to the beef industry?"

Consumer preferences continue to evolve, and we need to stay on top of those changes if we’re going to effectively promote beef over competing proteins.

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Honestly, this question wasn't surprising to the CBB team. Like everyone else, they've observed news anchors and market watchers bring up plant-based alternative proteins consistently over the past few years. Some even referred to these products and others as "revolutionary" and "game-changing." However, that's not how some beef industry stakeholders view these protein alternatives. They've been involved in discussions that took them back a few decades when consumer concerns about beef's role in a healthy diet weren't considered all that important.

The fact is, the Beef Checkoff could have done more back in the '70s and '80s, because Checkoff contractors are still working to share the real facts about beef's nutritional profile. That's why the Beef Checkoff needs to take protein alternatives more seriously today – and it is. In 2020, the Beef Checkoff commissioned a research study to understand plant-based alternative proteins and their potential impact on beef demand to determine exactly what we're up against. Now, Checkoff contractors are using this information to determine the best way to encourage consumers to choose beef.

The study, "Impacts of New Plant-Based Protein Alternatives on U.S. Beef Demand," authored by Glynn T. Tonsor, Jayson L. Lusk and Ted C. Schroeder, reflects the attitudes and opinions of more than 3,000 U.S. residents surveyed in September 2020. One of the biggest takeaways from the study was that, while plant-based alternative proteins may be getting a lot of media exposure, consumers still love and choose beef. Here are significant findings from that study:

1. Beef has a good image. Consumers by and large say that beef's taste, appearance, price, and natural goodness greatly exceeds that of plant-based proteins.
2. Regular meat consumers (68% of the study's full sample) are much more likely to select beef even when a plant-based item is available.
3. Changes in beef prices have a much larger impact on consumer decisions to buy beef than the impact of changes in the prices of plant-based offerings. This means plant-based burgers are relatively weak substitutes for beef.

There's also new research that delves into beef's protein quality versus plant-based alternatives. A recent study from the University of Illinois and Colorado State University and funded by the Beef Checkoff and Pork Checkoff used the DIAAS (digestible indispensable amino acid score) system to compare protein quality in beef and pork burgers and plant-based burgers. The study, "Digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS) is greater in animal-based burgers than in plant-based burgers if determined in pigs," was authored by Natalia Fanelli, Hannah Bailey, Tyler Thompson, Robert Delmore, Mahesh Narayanan Nair and Hans Stein. As in the past, researchers found that animal proteins have greater DIAAS values than plant-based proteins.

"All in all, the research shows us that plant-based protein alternatives are a relatively minor concern to the beef industry right now," Voyles said. "However, that doesn't mean we can just sit back and relax. As Beef Checkoff contractors develop new plans and promotional campaigns, they're considering this study's findings along with other factors that could impact beef demand, both now and in the future.

"Consumer preferences continue to evolve, and we need to stay on top of those changes if we're going to effectively promote beef over competing proteins. I can assure you that my fellow CBB members will continue investing Checkoff dollars wisely to keep beef at the center of dinner plates everywhere."

ABOUT THE BEEF CHECKOFF:

The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The Checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States may retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national Checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.

Media Contact

Lynette Von Minden, Swanson Russell, +1 (402) 437-6457, [email protected]

Sarah Metzler, Cattlemen's Beef Board, (303) 220-9890, [email protected]

SOURCE Cattlemen’s Beef Board

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