How so-called healthy vegetarian meals from leading brands like Bird’s Eye are even WORSE for you than meat equivalents

TELL a vegan that your sausage is healthier than theirs and they’ll think you’re wrong.

But many plant-based meat alternatives are ultra-processed and have “no obvious” heart benefits.

People who ate fake sausages, burgers and minced meat apparently had worse blood pressure than those who ate real sausages, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

This week, actor Martin Freeman, 52, revealed he had turned his back on vegetarianism after almost four decades because meat models were “very, very processed”.

Here Josh Saunders compares the nutritional values ​​of 100 grams of real meat with the fake products.

STEAK STRIPS

VEGETABLE Squeaky Bean’s offering has almost double the fat and salt content.

CHICKEN BREAST

THIS Isn’t Chicken has three times more fat and Future Farm’s has ten times more salt.

MINCED MEAT

FAT FAT minced meat can contain three times less fat and up to six and a half times less salt.

BACON RASHERS

BACON butt lovers need not fear: your crispy slices contain three times less fat than La Vie’s plant-based fake.

BEEF BURGERS

Put that juicy burger on the BBQ without feeling guilty, because Moving Mountains burgers have three times the fat.

CHICKEN DIPPERS

The humble chicken dipper, a favorite with KIDS, is still slightly healthier than its meatless alternative.