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alternative protein, cultivated meat

Would You Try a Meatball Made From Mammoth DNA?

Vow, a cultivated meat company based in Australia, has announced the creation of a mammoth meatball, made entirely from lab-grown muscle tissue. Using ancient DNA from well-preserved mammoth specimens, the company was able to create a sustainable alternative to traditional meat products to showcase the vast potential of the cellular agriculture space. While the idea of dining on prehistoric creatures may seem far-fetched, Vow hopes … Continue reading Would You Try a Meatball Made From Mammoth DNA?

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What Does 3D-Printed Meat Look and Taste Like? We Tried Redefine’s

“Wow, this is succulent as f***” That was the first thought that popped into my mind after my first bite of Redefine Meat’s 3-D-printed flank steak. Redefine Meat is a Israel-based start-up that produces a robust line of 3D-printed plant-based meat alternatives, called New-Meat. The company did a live cooking demo and was sampling its beef flank steak and pork bratwurst at Plant-Based World in … Continue reading What Does 3D-Printed Meat Look and Taste Like? We Tried Redefine’s

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The Most Exotic Seafood and Meat Being Crafted in a Lab

I was recently in an Uber in Mexico City, and my driver recommended that I visit a market where I could try lion meat tacos. “Lion meat? How is that legal?”. He explained to me that there is a fully legal and licensed farm somewhere in Mexico that breeds and raises lions for slaughter. The thought that immediately came to my mind was that in … Continue reading The Most Exotic Seafood and Meat Being Crafted in a Lab

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We Tried The World’s First Cultivated Caviar From Optimized Foods

Caviar is the unofficial food of the upper class, especially when paired alongside champagne. Besides being expensive and inaccessible (typically ranging from $90-$200 per tin), the other issue with caviar is that it is not a very sustainable food. At one point, the demand for caviar nearly caused the extinction of a species of sturgeon, which is the fish that “true” caviar comes from. If … Continue reading We Tried The World’s First Cultivated Caviar From Optimized Foods

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alternative protein, animal agriculture, cultivated meat

FDA Gives Greenlight to the First Cultivated Meat Company in the United States

This week, the FDA completed a rigorous pre-market safety review safety test for Upside Foods, a cultivated meat start-up based in San Francisco, and had no questions regarding the safety of Upside’s cultivated meat products for human consumption. This is huge milestone in the United States, as Upside is the first cultivated meat company in the country to receive this green light. Although Singapore is … Continue reading FDA Gives Greenlight to the First Cultivated Meat Company in the United States

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alternative protein, fungi

Meati Drops New Mycelium-Based Marinated Carne Asada

Meati is a Future Foodie favorite; we’ve loved all the products we’ve tried from the company, and brag about them when we can. To us, the brand encompasses the “future of food”. In our eyes, this means using super sustainable, nutrient-dense ingredients to make a product that tastes amazing. With that being said, you need to know about the company’s new product drop: marinated carne … Continue reading Meati Drops New Mycelium-Based Marinated Carne Asada

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We Tried Bored Cow’s Animal-Free Dairy Milk

Food technology is responsible for creating everything from cultivated meat to lab-grown chocolate – and now, animal-free dairy milk. We know – that phrase sounds like a total oxymoron, but a Bored Cow has made this a reality. Bored Cow is a brand from Perfect Day, which is a heavily-funded food tech start-up based in Silicon Valley. Perfect Day produces whey protein without cows or … Continue reading We Tried Bored Cow’s Animal-Free Dairy Milk

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Future of Meat: Vegan Flank Steak, Cultivated Chicken in Grocers

Welcome to the future of meat. Vegan flank steak – Israeli-based Redefine Meat announced that its’ 3D-printed vegan flank steak will soon be available at five restaurants in London: Mr. Whites, German Gymnasium, Chotto Matte, and Gillray’s Steakhouse and Bar. The plant-based steak alternative uses Redefine’s 3-D printing technology to create a realistic texture and infuse meaty, umami flavor. Cultivated chicken in grocery stores – … Continue reading Future of Meat: Vegan Flank Steak, Cultivated Chicken in Grocers

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California Allocates Funding for Cultivated Meat R&D

The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, and California Senate & Assembly leaders passed a state budget on June 29th, 2022 that includes the first-ever dedicated funding for cultivated meat research development in California history. The budget allocates a total of $5 million to UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Davis to use for the research and development of cultivated and plant-based meats. UPSIDE Foods, the first … Continue reading California Allocates Funding for Cultivated Meat R&D

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Would You Like Woolly Mammoth Heme on Your Burger?

Heme is the iron-rich compound found in meat that provides a deep color and a rich, umami flavor. The reason the Impossible Burger tastes so real is due to the addition of the company’s proprietary plant-based heme. And now, thanks to a Belgium-based company called Paleo, we might be able to get burgers infused with Wooly Mammoth heme (news from VegNews). “How outlandish!” you must … Continue reading Would You Like Woolly Mammoth Heme on Your Burger?

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