[Tofu-N-Sprouts]

Most fast-food eating omnis won't touch "vegetarian" items with a 10-foot pole.

Even though soy might be cheaper to sub in items sometimes, people aren't going to buy it if it's called "vegetarian"- there's just no profit in it, so it's not advertised that way.

 

[Skylark]

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Originally Posted by Jessica Alana

They don't have to be called soy tacos. "Vegetarian tacos" works just as well. Either way, they wouldn't be called beef tacos.

Only if they are vegetarian, though. In Jack-in-the-Box's case, they contain beef.

Relatedly, some people are as skeeved by the "vegetarian" label as they are by "soy," which they may equate to be the same thing.

 

[Jessica Alana]

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Originally Posted by skylark

Only if they are vegetarian, though. In Jack-in-the-Box's case, they contain beef.

Um yeeeah. I know this.

I'm talking about as far as something supposedly vegetarian being advertised as BEEF. If they had beef tacos, AND OTHER tacos that were veg, they could be labeled vegetarian. If all their regular tacos were just soy and they didn't want anyone to know, they could just call them tacos. NOT "Beef tacos."

Ok apparently i'm not being clear. Whatever. I don't give enough of a **** to explain anymore. I'm out.

 

[sallyomally]

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Originally Posted by purrpelle

i'm sorry, but someone has to be a real idiot to mistake something called a BEEF taco for a vegetarian taco over and over again.

Awww now. Don't be so hard on him. He's a good kid.

It is kind of funny to hear how some people freak out over the words "soy" or "vegeterian",

isn't it? I think it would be hilarious to hand out free tacos or whatever and make the

announcment after they finish stuffing their faces.

 

[GhostUser]

if the tacos in question were made of soy meat they would be called "vegetarian beef" because if they were made of soy and called "beef" tacos you would have some really angry omni's out there.

i say again- you'd have to be a moron to mistake mock meats for real, much less believe that any fast food place sells mock meats. i haven't eaten beef in 15 years and i can tell the difference in a second.

 

[GhostUser]

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Originally Posted by sallyomally

Awww now. Don't be so hard on him. He's a good kid.

i'm sorry if you feel insulted- that really wasn't my intention, but come on

 

[sallyomally]

Yeah, I know. No offense taken.

 

[danakscully64]

My friend's mom (my friend was "vegan"... meaning, she claimed she was but cheated a lot) tried to tell me that it was soy also because the lady at the window told her. I didn't believe her and I'm glad I didn't. Yuck!

My friend also did speed when she claimed herself as a vegan, so now my family had a bad mental image of vegans. I tell them they shouldn't feel that way and they know why (they knew about her drug use), but they say they can't get her sick and drugged up image out of their heads. Yes... the people who raised me. *shakes head*

 

[amyy]

Well, I know it says BEEF taco. I have heard from several people that it is soy meat. I actually called jack and the box corp office, and spoke to someone who seemed very knowledgable. He said that the meat was made out of soy and had no ground beef in the product at all. So, that asnwers my questions. Everyone has their own beliefs on what is veg and what isn't. If you aren't 100 percent sure, you probably shouldn't eat it.

 

[4EverGrounded]

Your guy at "corp" is an idiot.

Nicked from the actual Jack in the Box site (US):

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Beef Regular Taco or Beef Monster Taco Filling Ingredients: Beef, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color), Soy Grits, Seasoning [Chili

Pepper, Maltodextrin, Spices, Wheat Flour, Salt, Dry Garlic, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Corn and Wheat Gluten, Monosodium Glutamate, Dry Onion, Disodium Inosinate,

Disodium Guanylate, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed and Soybean Oil, Succinic Acid, Silicon Dioxide (added to prevent caking)], Salt, Tomato Paste,

Worcestershire® Sauce (Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor, Sulfiting Agent).

Tortilla Ingredients: Ground Corn, Water, Lime. Cooked in Frying Shortening. Contains Soy, Wheat

It's a mixture of soy and beef, but yes, REAL beef is in there.

http://www.jackinthebox.com/pdf/Nutr...Guide_2009.pdf (for anyone who wants to see for themselves).

 

[whisper]

I'm pretty sure they can be sued for fraud if they advertise them as beef, and list beef in the ingredients, but it doesn't actually contain any beef.

I'm sure they contain some beef and probably twice as much soy.

 

[Michael]

I'm guessing these are trolls trying to trick people into eating something that is obviously not vegetarian. I'm closing this thread based upon it's ridiculousness.