What does 'Plant based' for food mean?

[abbby]

I see quite a lot of food written as 'Plant-based', what does it actually mean?

[smoulder]

Vegan friendly?

[x9200]

IMHO, plant based doesn't necessarilly mean is meat free.
E.g. plant based diet does not imply meat or dairy free diet, just that the diet is rich in plants.

But for food it probably means:
- something that is often animal based is here plant based (e.g. fat, proteins, dairy)
- something that could be synthetic is here natural and derived from plants

[abbby]

x9200 I have to agree.. cos I see restaurants selling meats and states 'plant-based' got me all confused..

[smoulder]

Ahh, plant eating animals. Eat those kinds of animals because it's like eating plants....

[sundaymorningstaple]

Me? Personally, I'm a proxy vegetarian, I eat cows, cows eat plants.

[malcontent]

And cows chew their cud, so you’re also a proxy cud chewer!

[sundaymorningstaple]

Yeah, and there's udder pleasures as well. Especially when brought up on a dairy farm!

[midlet2013]

I think plant based shd mean from plants. Even meat can be artificially plant based.

Having said that, plant based is not nutrient rich and not healthy enough. Must eat real meat.