What is the name of the plant-based patty sold by Beyond Meat?

The plant-based patty sold by Beyond Meat is called the Beyond Burger. It is the company’s signature plant-based beef alternative, designed to look, cook, and taste more like a conventional hamburger patty.

Beyond Meat launched the Beyond Burger in May 2016. The product helped move plant-based meat beyond earlier vegetarian burgers, which were often marketed primarily to vegetarians rather than to people seeking a meat-like experience. Its formulations have changed over time as the company adjusted flavor, texture, nutrition, and cooking performance.

The Beyond Burger is commonly confused with the Impossible Burger, but those are different products from different companies. Beyond Meat makes the Beyond Burger, while Impossible Foods makes the Impossible Burger and supplied the patty for Burger King’s Impossible Whopper.

Ingredients have included plant proteins such as pea, rice, and lentil protein, along with starches, oils, and beet-derived coloring. The recipe has been reformulated in several generations, so nutritional details can vary by version and market.