# Beyond Burger Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/beyond-burger/ 14 people recommended Beyond Burger in Hacker News comments, 13 had mixed feelings and 21 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 12 of the 14 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Beyond Meat CEO 'It's Just Not the Moment for Plant-Based Meat' After Rebrand”. **Verdict:** More people criticize it than recommend it. Plant-based patty that people say tastes and textures close to real meat, often bought for meat cravings. Critics say it costs more than beef and is high in sodium and ultra-processed. Summary written by Claude from the comments below. ## What people warn about - Too high in sodium (4 comments in the sample): "most beyond burgers have more in sodium not less and beyond uses coconut oil which is still fairly high in saturated fat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408881)) "If we compare the sodium content, Beyond patty is 3-4x higher in sodium." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47412499)) "The one from Beyond here is actually a good example of too high sodium." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47424340)) - Pricier than real meat (3 comments in the sample): "I have never _not_ paid at least $2 premium to sub in an Impossible or Beyond patty." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421628)) "the Beyond Meat products are considerably more expensive than actual animal meat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408018)) "I like em but I think the idea of them being somehow premium doesn’t translate." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408066)) - Ultra-processed ingredients (2 comments in the sample): "every one of these is an industrially processed/extracted/refined ingredient that humans never ate until within the last ~50 years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408864)) "I agree beyond is ultra processed. I disagree on the fact that it’s worse than most patty." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47418183)) ## Why people recommend it - Tastes close to real meat (5 comments in the sample): "my spouse who likes the taste and texture of both Beyond and Impossible burgers much more than ground beef burgers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47415212)) "Sometimes I want something that tastes like meat and I reach for a Beyond or Impossible burger." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47411493)) "their burgers really are a lot closer to the real thing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47406717)) - Satisfies meat cravings (3 comments in the sample): "I often have some at home and instead of having two red meat burgers have one and one of these" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408896)) "Impossible and Beyond satisfy the taste and craving without the nastiness." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49828662)) "Beyond burgers are a good way to scratch that itch a bit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47415098)) - Good texture and flavor (2 comments in the sample): "I actually quite like the texture and flavor. I just don’t like the price." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408775)) "beyond nailed the texture of their burger patties" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47412643)) - Good enough as vegan patty (2 comments in the sample): "not my favorite vegan burger patty, but I think it's good enough" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49431442)) "Beyond burgers are pretty darn good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408042)) ## Other plant-based burgers people recommend - [Impossible Burger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/impossible-burger/): 21 recommend, 6 mixed, 14 criticize - [Beyond Meat Beyond Burger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/beyond-meat/): 15 recommend, 12 mixed, 45 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Beyond Burger", https://hackerapproved.com/p/beyond-burger/ (14 recommend, 13 mixed, 21 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.