There might be an issue with not everyone seeing the same article text. Here’s what it says for taste:
Plant-based options scored better on average for seasoning, juiciness, and overall cooking results. Some beef patties, meanwhile, showed up with off-putting smells, flat flavors, and shelf-life issues.
The original source lists more rating categories and the source we’re getting it from is biased, so maybe some taste categories with opposite results are left out here.
But it can’t be too biased either, though, because the original publication from Stiftung Warentest is also titled “Vegan beats Beef” (“Vegan schlägt Rindfleisch”). They would not write that, if it misrepresented their data.
Wir untersuchten gekühlte Pattys am Mindesthaltbarkeits- oder Verbrauchsdatum oder bis zu zwei Tage davor, die tiefgekühlten Produkte im Laufe der Prüfphase.
Which translates as:
We evaluated cooled patties on the Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum (legally required at-least-good-until-date, like a shelf-life-date) or on the use-by-date, or up to two days before that. The frozen products were tested at any point throughout the evaluation phase.
If the product has started rotting at that point, that is entirely the fault of the producer, since they specify those dates.
There might be an issue with not everyone seeing the same article text. Here’s what it says for taste:
The original source lists more rating categories and the source we’re getting it from is biased, so maybe some taste categories with opposite results are left out here.
But it can’t be too biased either, though, because the original publication from Stiftung Warentest is also titled “Vegan beats Beef” (“Vegan schlägt Rindfleisch”). They would not write that, if it misrepresented their data.
That definitely sounds like a rigged test. Lol. “Vegan burger is better than beef… Made with rancid meat”
From the original source:
Which translates as:
If the product has started rotting at that point, that is entirely the fault of the producer, since they specify those dates.