date:Aug 02, 2019
red ground beef analog products containing soy leghemoglobin will be allowed.
The magic ingredient
Soy leghemoglobin is a form of heme an iron-containing compound found in every living organism. Heme is naturally found in animal blood or in the case of soy, in the roots. Impossible foods use a genetically engineered yeast to harvest leghemoglobin at an industrial scale. The company says that this ingredient is what gives the burgers a specifically meaty flavor.
In July 2018, Impossible Foods