What is 'cultured meat'?

‘Cultured meat’ is a meat-like product, grown in a lab from cells extracted from animals without requiring them to be slaughtered. This new means of producing ‘meat’ is exciting the food sector, given its potential to facilitate meat eating, without the environmental and ethical issues that surround conventional meat industries.

Can cultured meat revolutionize the food industry?

Nature Communications 14, Article number: 8331 ( 2023 ) Cite this article Summary: Cultivated or cultured meat is promising to revolutionize the food industry in the coming years to decades, helping to resolve concerns related to the environmental impact and ethical implications linked to conventional meat production.

What is cultivated meat?

Cultivated meat is meat; it’s the production process that is different, explains Didier Toubia, the cofounder and CEO of cultivated meat start-up Aleph Farms. The company makes steaks that are designed to look, taste, and cook just like conventional beef steaks.