TEXTO 1 Is it really possible that plant-based foods such as the Impossible Whopper are healthful? By Cara…

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TEXTO 1 Is it really possible that plant-based foods such as the Impossible Whopper are healthful? By Cara Rosenbloom September 9, 2019 With many American consumers interested in reducing their consumption of animal products without becoming vegetarian or vegan, the food industry has come up with a new craze: plant-based. Look around your grocery store, and you’ll see a growing number of dairy, egg and meat substitutes bearing this label. But the industry has taken liberties with the definition of “plant-based.” Rather than focusing on whole foods such as vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts, which is what health professionals mean when they recommend “plant-based eating,” food manufacturers are developing ultra-processed burgers out of pea or soy protein, methylcellulose and maltodextrin, and liquid “eggs” out of mung bean protein isolate and gellan gum. Then they crown this ultra-processed food with an undeserved health halo. (...) Plant-based ultra-processed products such as these are formulated to taste like the real deal. Thus, consumers can feel virtuous or principled for choosing plants over meat without sacrificing too much flavor. But is there any value to plant-based products that have been crushed, extruded and shaped into facsimiles of the foods they are replacing? Let’s look at that question through several lenses — considering nutrients, how processed the food is and how producing the food affects the planet. When I was in nutrition school, the health value of food was mostly calculated based on the presence of desirable nutrients, such as fiber and vitamins, and on the absence of negative nutrients, such as sodium or trans fat. If you compare ultra-processed plant-based foods and similar animal-based foods solely on their nutrients, you’ll find they are roughly the same. Plant-based foods are purposely formulated to mimic animal-based foods, so plant-based milk is enriched with calcium and vitamin D to mimic cow’s milk, while veggie burgers are rich in protein and made with iron and zinc to imitate beef. But they aren’t always made to reduce the presence of less-healthy nutrients. Sometimes, the processed plant-based food will have more sodium than the processed animal-based food, and sometimes the animal food will be higher in calories or saturated fat. (...) Using the term “plant-based” on fast food labels is just another attempt by marketers to re-brand junk food. True plant-based eating doesn’t mean opting for an Impossible Whopper in the drive-through or scrambling up some 15-ingredient “egg alternative.” It means a diet that includes nourishing options such as black beans, broccoli and brown rice. We’re always looking for some magical way to eat junky food and achieve health. Don’t be fooled by this plant-based pretense. Adapted from the digital edition of The Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com Choose the INCORRECT alternative, according to the text: (Mackenzie 2020)

1. A) Plant-based food is planned to taste exactly like products that contain meat.
2. B) Flavour doesn’t change a lot from the original, made of meat, and the plant-based food.
3. C) The nutritional value of food is calculated taking into account the positive, healthy nutrients and the negative, unhealthy nutrients.
4. D) The presence of sodium, fat and the number of calories are different in plant-based and animal based food.
5. E) In terms of nutrients, plant-based and animal based are completely different.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa E

Resolução passo a passo

1. A questão pede a alternativa INCORRETA segundo o texto. Resolvi lendo o texto por conta própria e depois comparei com o gabarito. Passo 2: O texto afirma que, se comparamos alimentos ultraprocessados à base de plantas e alimentos de origem animal apenas pelos nutrientes, eles são 'roughly the same', ou seja, praticamente iguais. Logo, a alternativa E, que diz que são completamente diferentes em termos de nutrientes, contradiz o texto e é a incorreta. Passo 3: A alternativa A está correta, pois os produtos à base de plantas são formulados para ter gosto parecido com o da carne ('taste like the real deal'). A alternativa B também está correta, pois o texto diz que consumidores obtêm sabor sem sacrificar muito ('without sacrificing too much flavor'). Passo 4: A alternativa C está correta, já que o valor nutricional considera a presença de nutrientes desejáveis e a ausência de nutrientes negativos. A alternativa D está correta, pois o texto diz que às vezes o alimento à base de plantas tem mais sódio e, outras vezes, o animal tem mais calorias ou gordura saturada. Passo 5: Conclusão: o gabarito oficial E está correto. A única ressalva é que a palavra 'exactly' da alternativa A é um pouco forte, mas, no contexto do texto, ela não torna a alternativa incorreta.

💡 Dica: Leia atentamente o texto para identificar a alternativa incorreta.

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