The full press release is even crazier sounding than the BBC:

"Today, Florida is fighting back against the global elite's plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs to achieve their authoritarian goals, ...Our administration will continue to focus on investing in our local farmers and ranchers, and we will save our beef." - Ron "moonboots" DeSantis.

Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson added "We must protect our incredible farmers and the integrity of American agriculture,... Lab-grown meat is a disgraceful attempt to undermine our proud traditions and prosperity and is in direct opposition to authentic agriculture."

Disgraceful! Underhanded! Covert! Not AUTHENTIC! The hyperventilating of right-wingers is so past being able to be parodied.

Cultivated meat has all those other nasty side-effects - like being "free of disease-causing bacteria like E.coli, relatively low in cholesterol and fat-free, and it doesn't contribute to greenhouse gasses."

The horror.

Beyond Meat is tasty, but I don't kid myself into thinking it's healthier than well sourced organic meat. I think Beyond is better than Impossible on many levels, but I still limit my intake. I prefer organic chicken and turkey for protein sources when it comes to meat, or ocean fish.

I do think it's funny people get all "oh it's processed! Look at the ingredients!"

There was a great tweet by Rachel Konrad on this.

Ground Beef: Ingredients:
Water (63%), Triglycerides (19%) (Oleic Acid (7%), Palmitic Acid (5%), Stearic Acid (3%), Palmitoleic Acid (1%), Myristic Acid (less than 1%), Trans-Fatty Acid (less than 1%), Linoleic Acid (less than 0.5%), Margaric Acid (less than 0.5%)), Pentadecanoic Acid (less than 1%), Conjugated, Linoleic Acid (less than 1%), Margaroleic Acids (less than 1%). Protein (17.6%) (Alanine (1%), Arginine (1%), Aspartic Acid (2 %), Gluatamic Acid (3%), Glycine (1%), Histidine (1%), Isoleucine (1%), Leucine (2%), Lysine (2%), Methionine (less than 1%), Phenylalanine (less than 1%). Proline (1%), Serine (less than 1%), Tyrosine (less than 1%), Valine (less than 1%)). Less Than 2%. Acetic Acid, Ash, Heme, Glucose, Ribose, Glycerol, Fructose, Taurine, Creatine, E306 (Tocopherol), E260 (Acetic Acid), E160A (Beta Carotene), E101 (Riboflavin), Histamine, Cadaverine, Putrescine, Cholecalciferol (Vit D), Thiamine, Cyanocobalamin (Vit B12), Folate, Niacin, Patothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Aluminum, Calcium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Titanium, Zinc. Flavors: 2,5-Dimethyl-Pyrazine, Acetoin, 2,3- Butanedione, 1-Hydroxy-E-Propanone, Hexanal, Benzeneacetamide, 1-Pentanol, 1-Octen-3-Ol, 2,3-Pentanedione, 1-Hexanol, E,E-2,4 Decedienal, Methional, Pentanal, (E)-2-Decenal, Butyrolactone, 4-Penten-2-Ol, Tetradecanoic Acid, Tetradecanoic Acid, 4-Hydroxy-4-Methyl-2 Pentanone, 5-Methyl-5-Hexen-2-One, Formamide, 2,4-Di-Tert-Butylphenol, Fufural, Alpha-Actin, Myosin-2, Fructose- bisphosphate aldolase A, Serum albumin precursor, myosin-7, Creatine kinase M, Cytoplasmic-actin, Myosin-8, Beta-enolase, Myosin-4, Carbonic anhydrase, Myoglobin, Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, Myosin-6, Pyruvate kinase, Myosin light chain, myosin-3, L-lactate dehydrogenase, Myosin regulatory light chain, Triosephosphate isomerase.

Yes. The main advantage is that it's not meat. I was introduced to it by someone that believes raising cattle is way too inefficient and consumes way too many resources for the protein/nutrition output. It's not part of my regular diet, but it is something I do enjoy from time to time and I won't hesitate to eat it over impossible burgers.

As I said "...I don't kid myself into thinking it's healthier than well sourced organic meat. I think Beyond is better than Impossible on many levels, but I still limit my intake. I prefer organic chicken and turkey for protein sources when it comes to meat, or ocean fish."

Sat fat for 85% lean hamburger is 1 point higher than Beyond.
I use ground chicken and ground turkey, lean, myself.

Sodium depends on how you season.
390 milligrams of sodium corresponds to around an 1/8th of a teaspoon (not leveled). So if you put a hearty pinch of salt on your burger, you're at Beyond level sodium levels.

Do you remember the food chain from elementary school? (energy transfer). IIRC, each step in the food chain is a 10% transfer. If you eat plants (10g) that goes directly to you. If you eat beef (10g), the cow eats the plants, (100g), so 10 times more plant material has to be consumed to get you that 10g. (simplified, but just to make the point).