Quorn - Overprocessed rubbish or does it have a place?

I love the fake meats but try really hard to stay away from all of the soy based ones. We do still eat them, but only a few times a month. I try to stick to tofu, tempeh, beans and seitan as my main "meat" substitutes.

i thought tofu was soya? am i wrong?

Its not 'mushroom protein' or 'mycoprotien' or any of the other things it claims- its actually soil mould and as such contains levels of mycotoxins. When it first came out so many people got intense stomach cramps from it- they have changed the forumla to 'dilute' it by mixing with a lot of carby fillers. I still know lots of people who can't eat it. When I was veggie I ate loads of it and had no symptoms so i guess its a personal thing. I'm not a fan though- I'd take cheap processed meat over this stuff. I consider Quorn ' proessed junk food'

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I don't eat it often but once I made it in a lasagne and I had slightly burnt it the quorn while frying it before mixing it with the red sauce (this was before my healthy days) - it was absolutely disgusting burnt, so don't do that.

I like quorn, the only problem is that it uses palm oil, which I try to avoid. I get a dried soya mince in bulk that tastes just like it.

I don't think it's any more processed than any of the other junk on the shelves though.

I used to have quorn a few times a week, usually the sausages or the escalopes, and stopped when I heard some negative feedback about it from my brother. I am wondering, is it really THAT bad to eat ? Or is it okay once or twice a week?

There was some *VERY* old scaremongering on the internet that has never entirely died the death. But if you do some proper searching, you'll find it was groundless.

There's nothing wrong with Quorn.


ETA - apologies I added this, not realising that this was an ancient thread I'd already posted this info to! :-)

Thanks for the replies, peoples.
I think I shall stick to having it occasionally, and also experiment making my own burgers and sausages from other things (though I must admit, I am not much of a cook really, and only do well with simple recipes)

Also, I am not a meat eater. I am a pescetarian, but I like to have variety. Sometimes, I fancy sausages with potatoes and vegetables, and the like. Not often, but just sometimes, after a run of fish, beans and cottage cheese. Beans/lentils tend to disagree with me anyway, and bloat me up horribly.

For some variety , why not try looking at some of the north indian food as there is a strong history of veggie cooking which need not be complicated and can be adapted to be fairly healthy (I particularly like Sag Aloo which is boiled potatos cooked with spinach and onions with some spices tempered in oil; I find if you just use a little bit of oil as carrier then it's pretty good )

I think if you consider any opinion that there are fewer people with problems that have Quorn as opposed to meat is flawed given that the set of all vegetarians using Qourn vs the set of all omnivores like myself is so disproportionate renders it useless. A study containing all three of equal size would be needed over a period of years would be required to determine whether Quorn is beneficial or not. I've heard it contains a lot of salt, but it contains only 110%- that's only 10% more sodium of extra lean mince.

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Compared to chicken nuggets or meat products I'd say ist most certainly is much better. Sure if you want to go holistic and not eat processed food at all, go for beans and lentils, but as a lover of meat substitutes I think quorn chicken pieces are life savers.

MY BF is vegetarian and says he wouldn't have lasted this long if it wasn't for Quorn. It was first used as part of the transition process but now he pretty much eats it on a daily basis. His brother and sister in law also do the same. Sarah, the sister-in-law is quite new to Quorn and finds that she suffers from occasional digestive complaints but they have been eating it for years now and are perfectly fine.
It does say that some people may have a bad reaction to it.
Now for my two cents, I was the biggest sceptic/nay sayer around but once I tried it, I realised it really isn't that bad. Have had no reactions and really enjoy the flavour as well as the texture. As me and MFB are moving in together soon, looks like its a good thing that I enjoy it. #tashtag

I love quorn. Being a vegetarian it is always in the house, very versatile and can be used for all sorts of recipes. That being said, I don't have it every day - that would be too much.
My family (who aren't veggie) also love eating it so its not just for non-meat eaters.

I, most boring eater ever, have never heard of Quorn. I eat very little of anything but regular food. No seafood, no tofu, nothing too out there. If it tastes anything like the burgers my hubby buys by mistake at the grocery store sometimes for beef patties that have a consistency of like a mushy I don’t know what, I probably won't like it. What does it taste, feel like?

I eat quorn but I also eat lots of different types of meat too. I think it does require some getting used to at first - I mainly have the burgers. It does have a good protein/calorie ratio which is part of why I have it on days when I don't want to eat chicken/salmon it makes a great alternative.

Overprocessed rubbish.

Even if you are vegetarian.... I just dont understand it. It baffles me that if you are against eating sausages, that you would choose to eat something that has purposefully been shaped to represent the sausage that you didnt want to eat in the first place. Same goes for veggie burgers.

I dont like fish, so why would I want a cut of meat that has been processed to look like a prawn?

And how many wild sausages have you seen?

Its just a shape that people are familiar with, so why change it? What shape should they be? Amphibious landing craft shape?

Actually Quorn is not made of soy but of mycroprotein. On the other hand all tempeh, tofu etc are made of soy, which in case it is not 100% organic non-gmo is quite bad for you.

Of all the meat substitute, Quorn is the "healthiest" one as it contains very few allergens, no soy, very low salt, high protein content and very low fat / saturated fat.