Unlike the "bacon" in the other thread.
This is a Real Product.
It says "bacon" and yet there's no pig involved, at all.
https://www.morningstarfarms.com/products/breakfast/veggie-bacon-strips
As to WHY this is a real product.
I can't answer that.
This is a Real Product.
It says "bacon" and yet there's no pig involved, at all.

MorningStar Farms® Veggie Bacon Strips
Veggie bacon strips with a great smoky flavor that crisp right up when cooked. *MorningStar Farms® Veggie Bacon Strips contain 36% less fat than cooked pork bacon. Cooked pork bacon contains 7g total fat per serving (16g). MorningStar Farms® Veggie Bacon Strips contain 4.5g total fat per serving (16g).
Ingredients:
EGG WHITES, SOYBEAN OIL WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEAT GLUTEN, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (CORN GLUTEN, WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY), CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF GLYCERIN, SALT, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS FROM NON-MEAT SOURCES, TORULA YEAST, CARAMEL COLOR, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, MALIC ACID, GUAR GUM, YEAST EXTRACT, LOCUST BEAN AND GUAR GUM, SODIUM SULFITE, CARRAGEENAN, RED #3, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, NIACINAMIDE, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, NONFAT DRY MILK, YELLOW #6, VITAMIN B1 [THIAMIN MONONITRATE], VITAMIN B6 [PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE], VITAMIN B2 [RIBOFLAVIN], CITRIC ACID, CYANOCOBALAMIN.
Allergen Information:
CONTAINS EGG, SOY, WHEAT AND MILK INGREDIENTS.
https://www.morningstarfarms.com/products/breakfast/veggie-bacon-strips
As to WHY this is a real product.
I can't answer that.