Impossible Plant-Based Meat
Provider 
Founded 2011
Sells To Consumers
Pricing Model Transactional
Ownership Public

Plant-based meat product line including burgers, sausage, pork, and chicken alternatives.
Impossible Plant-Based Meat is a product line developed by Impossible Foods that includes plant-based alternatives to beef, pork, sausage, and chicken. The products are designed to look, cook, and taste like conventional meat while being made entirely from plants. The line is widely available in retail stores and restaurants across the United States and internationally.
The product portfolio includes the Impossible Burger, Impossible Sausage, Impossible Pork, and Impossible Chicken Nuggets. These products use soy protein, sunflower oil, and coconut oil as key ingredients, along with heme produced via fermentation to replicate the flavor and aroma of meat.
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| Attribute | Impossible Plant-Based Meat | Beyond Burger | Gardein Plant-Based Meat | Lightlife Plant-Based Meat | Meati Plant-Based Meat | MorningStar Farms Plant-Based Meat | Tofurky Plant-Based Meat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||||||||
| Founded | 2011 | 2009 | 2003 | 1979 | 2017 | 1975 | 1980 | |
| Sells To | Consumers | Consumers | — | — | Consumers | — | — | |
| Pricing Model | Transactional | Transactional | — | — | Transactional | — | — | |
| Ownership | Public | Public | — | — | Private | — | — |
Provider 
Founded 2011
Sells To Consumers
Pricing Model Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider 
Founded 2009
Sells To Consumers
Pricing Model Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider 
Founded 2003
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership —
Provider 
Founded 1979
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership —
Provider Meatimeati.com$274.5M disclosed funding · Series C
Founded 2017
Sells To Consumers
Pricing Model Transactional
Ownership Private


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