Battle Breakfast Sausage

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and a well rounded breakfast will set you up for success. Whether you're a sweet or savoury breakfast person, you're bound to enjoy a plant based sausage here or there and I'm about to put these sausages to the test to find out which plant based breakfast sausage gives you the most nutritional bang for your buck.

I've tried all of today's competitors and have enjoyed all 3 of them at one point or another. I have a favourite in mind in terms of flavour but I won't divulge that information until this little challenge is over with.

We'll be comparing them on a per serving basis, taking into consideration the smaller serving size for the Gardein Saus'ages.

​ Let's meet the competitors!

YVES
​Veggie Breakfast Links

BEYOND MEAT
​Breakfast Sausage

GARDEIN
​Breakfast Saus'age Patties

NUTRITION FACTS

• Serving Size: 2 cooked patties (58g)
• Servings Per Container: 3
• Amount per serving
• Calories 180
• % Daily Value*
• 15%Total Fat 12g
• 23%Saturated Fat 4.5g
• Trans Fat 0g
• 0%Cholesterol 0mg
• 12%Sodium 270mg
• 2%Total Carbohydrate 6g
• 7%Dietary Fiber 2g
• Total Sugars 0g
• 0%Includes 0g Added Sugars
• 22%Protein 11g
• 0%Vitamin D 0mcg
• 4%Calcium 60mg
• 15%Iron 2.8mg
• 5%

Nutrition Facts6 servings per container
Serving Size1 patty (38g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories70% Daily Value*
Total Fat3.5 g4%
Saturated Fat0 g0%
​Trans Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
Monounsaturated Fat2 g
Cholesterol0 mg
0%
Sodium300 mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate3 g
1%
Dietary Fiber1 g
4%
Total Sugars< 1 g
Added Sugars< 1 g
1%
Protein6 g
10%
Vitamin D0 mcg
0%
Calcium30 mg
2%
Iron0.9 mg
6%
Potassium150 mg
4%

ROUND 1
​CALORIES

YVES - 70
BEYOND - 180
GARDEIN - 70

WINNER -- YVES!

Both the Gardein & Yves variety of sausages have 70 calories per serving but when you factor in the smaller serving size of the Gardein saus'sages, it's clear the Yves sausages are the lowest calorie option. Two links clock in at only 70 calories leaving you plenty of wiggle room for the rest of your plate.

ROUND 2
​FAT

YVES - 1.5g / 2% DV
BEYOND - 12g / 23% DV
GARDEIN - 3.5g / 4% DV

WINNER -- YVES

Yves was the clear winner this round coming in at only 1.5g of fat per serving of two breakfast links. Gardein wasn't far behind with 3.5g but the clear loser here is the Beyond Meat sausages. You get nearly a quarter of your daily fat allowance in one serving of the Beyond patties which means you now have to monitor what you're consuming for the rest of the day to avoid overdoing it on the fat. Yves is the clear winner this round!

ROUND 3
​SODIUM

YVES - 450mg / 19% DV
BEYOND 270mg / 12% DV
GARDEIN - 300g / 13% DV

WINNER - BEYOND MEAT

Beyond Meat comes in with the lowest amount of sodium per serving which is quite surprising considering how poorly Beyond faired in the previous two rounds. Yves on the other hands provides a whopping 20% of your daily sodium allowance per serving which can set you on a track towards overdoing your salt intake for the day. Too much salt is a dangerous thing for our bodies so we must make choices to minimize our intake where applicable. Beyond Meat is the winner!

ROUND 4 
​FIBER

YVES - 1g / 4% DV
BEYOND - 2g / 7% DV
GARDEIN - 1g / 4% DV

WINNER -- BEYOND MEAT

Of the three options, Beyond Meat offers an additional gram of fiber per serving making it the winner of this round. Unfortunately, none of the options offers up a large amount of fiber so I would suggest pairing your patties with some fibrous veggies / fruit to round out your meal.

ROUND 5
​PROTEIN

YVES - 10g
BEYOND - 11g
GARDEIN - 6g

WINNER -- BEYOND MEAT

The protein round is always my favourite because it really demonstrates the fact that plant based meats can offer up a healthy dose of muscle building protein in every serving. This was a close race but the Beyond Meat breakfast sausages take the win with 11g of protein per serving.

ROUND 6
VITAMINS & MINERALS

WINNER -- YVES

When it comes to vitamins and minerals, I can only compare what information is being given on the nutrition labels and in this case, Yves is the winner by leaps and bounds. Offering up hefty amounts of Vitamin B12, Thiamin, Iron, and Zinc, the Yves links definitely provide the biggest dose of vitamins and minerals per serving!

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IT'S A TIE!
​YVES & BEYOND MEAT

We have ourselves a tie folks! Yves took the win for the calories, fat, and vitamins rounds while the Beyond Meat took home the protein, fiber, and sodium rounds. Unfortunately for the Gardein brand, they were a distant last place taking home not a single win in any of the rounds. 

What this means is variety is your best approach here when it comes to breakfast sausages. It also means that a balanced breakfast including fruits and veggies is the best way to ensure you have a bountiful and nutritious plate before you in the morning.

Make sure to tune in next time for another product battle!

​HAPPY VEG

Nutritional Information and Photos Taken From:
www.yvesveggie.ca
www.gardein.com
www.beyondmeat.com