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Miracle Rice...

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[-] whenigrowup356@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago

It's made from konjac, for keto/low carb stuff. I think it's called miracle rice because the main/parent brand is miracle noodle.

The label for the bag I found says "plant based rice style" for the record, so in other words they just wanna reassure that it's still plant based despite being made from weird shit.

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[-] rDrDr@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago

This is 0 carb. Pretty cool product. Terrible slogan.

[-] Veraxus@kbin.social 32 points 11 months ago

In Murica we only eat beef-based rice! What’s next? Plant-based beer?

[-] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

You make a joke, but in fact many beers and wines aren't vegan.

[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

Most of the big name beers here are actually vegan. Regardless of what your feelings are on American beer, they're mostly vegan friendly.

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[-] rynzcycle@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

This is largely because of the traditional use of fish-based finings (isinglass) which clarify yeast from beer. Just about any keg beer, including small batch and craft, won't use this any more, its not needed or effective. And for bottled and cask conditioned beers/ales the price and effectiveness of vegan finings has gone down and up respectively quite a bit in the past few years, so non-vegan beers are definitely in the minority. Even in the UK (where cask is far more common).

No idea about wine though.

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[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

That's because vegan rules are ridiculously draconian. Vegan or not, all beer and wine is plant-based.

[-] whenigrowup356@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

No, some are made by fining with animal products like isinglass (fish based) or gelatin (usually pig based)

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Plant based ≠ 100% plant matter. Your absolutism is ridiculous and reminiscent of racist "one drop" policies.

[-] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's like saying a burger is plant based since the patty and cheese are the only non-plant based parts. That's ridiculous and just not what the word plant-based means.

[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 2 points 11 months ago

No it isn't. Plant-based means based on plants, which a beer is and a burger isn't.

Movies and TV shows can be based on a true story without being documentaries,. It's the same thing with plant-based food that isn't 100% vegan.

[-] neutronicturtle@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Language is interesting in this way. Same words in different contexts mean different things.

"Based on true events" = "Contains traces of what actually happened"

"Plant based" = "Does not contain animal products but can contain mushrooms even though they are not plants"

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[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Wtf else could it possibly mean dude? I'm not even vegan but that's exactly what I'd expect. Plant based is a meaningless term if you can throw animal parts in and still call it plant based.

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[-] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Although there are beers with lactose added (eg milkshake ipas have it for texture and taste), but those are an exception of course.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

And still plant based. The lactose is an added ingredient, not one of the things that the whole thing is based on.

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 6 points 11 months ago

Mental gymnastics

[-] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 6 points 11 months ago

I suppose with this logic cheap sausage is also plant-based

[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 2 points 11 months ago

No. Sausage consists mainly of meat byproducts, not plants.

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[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I knew I was doing the ethical thing by sticking to liquor!

[-] StalksEveryone@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 4 points 11 months ago

plant-based soy

[-] rDrDr@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Stay clear of Soylent Green

[-] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

fuck jontron, nazi filth

[-] Hogger85b@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

We switched to cauliflower rice a while ago and it is pretty good actually

[-] Hogger85b@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And super easy. Just cut the green off and throw the white part in the food processor, fry it up in little bit of oil or butter for 3-4min done. (Coconut oil the best)

[-] passably9@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Are these vegan extremists going insane?

[-] SigmarStern@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 11 months ago

Don't you think that vegans know, that rice is a plant? That marketing is not aimed at us.

[-] xantoxis@lemmy.one 6 points 11 months ago

Not the plant you think, though.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Is it poison ivy? Mandrake? Fly agaric mushroom?

That last one is pretty good when filtered through the piss of a thrall, or so my ancestors claim 😉

[-] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

I didn't really care for those mushrooms. They just made me very, very sweaty.

[-] Creyapnilla@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

It's from the rice processing plant.

[-] prettydarknwild@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

i didnt know that you can shot dead a grain of rice

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Gotta use buckshot. Many pellets for many targets.

[-] Solrac@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

As someone who's keto, I haven't tried Konjac Rice (what this product actually is), but I have tried Konjac Spaghetti and Fettuccine, and I can safelty say, its stupidly easy to make. Just rinse, stir fry the water out, and then add flavors (meats, sauce, veggies, etc). A single bag of these can make a very filling meal.

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[-] lntl@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

Gluten free!

[-] Vupperware@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Please tell me this isn’t a real product.

[-] spicysoup@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

yeah it's made from konjac, i think it's mainly for people who want to eat as little calories as possible

[-] zlatiah@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago

Ohhh so that's why... So the rice actually does do something? But I think the marketer who designed this needs to be sent back to high school to retake biology or sth

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

The marketing is intentional. It's intentional use of buzzwords for search engine optimization, as well as for, you know, stupid people.

Suppose if you left out the "plant based" part on a site where this is sold, then anyone searching "plant based snacks" might not get this as a result.

I'm overly simplifying, but I hope you get what I'm saying.

[-] SigmarStern@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago

There are also a couple of reasons why someone might want to use a substitute for rice.

Growing rice is very water intensive. Rice contains traces of arsenic. And of course it's full of carbohydrates.

The packaging is marketing and uses the same plant-based stick that is conflated with healthy food.

[-] FarFarAway@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

Or they're constipated...

Konjac is supposed to help with cholesterol and acne too.

But mainly constipation.

[-] fraksken@infosec.pub 13 points 11 months ago

"Grain Free Made from the Konjac plant eaten in Asia for over 1,000 years"

So, it's not rice?

[-] fraksken@infosec.pub 5 points 11 months ago

https://miraclenoodle.com/products/miracle-rice-5

[-] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

It really is! I've actually held a package. I can't remember if rice was even an ingredient.

[-] Unanimous_anonymous@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

It is most likely real, and it falls in line with gluten free vodka. What people are unwilling to look up, marketers are able to exploit as an "edge".