Peace of Meat, a Belgian subsidiary of Israeli foodtech startup MeaTech 3D, which is developing a suite of advanced manufacturing technologies for cultivated meat production, has cultivated just over 700 grams (1.54 pounds) of pure chicken fat biomass in a single production run, the company announced this week.
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This is believed to be the first public demonstration of growth in a single run of this quantity of 100% pure cultivated cell biomass, grown entirely outside an animal.
While many consumers enjoy plant-based meat alternatives, many find it falls short of replicating the flavor and mouthfeel of conventional meat. MeaTech believes that real cultured animal fats can potentially deliver signature flavors, aromas, and textures currently derived from conventional farmed meat, thus delivering an enhanced consumer experience when combined with plant-based ingredients. This new product category is referred to as hybrid meat.
MeaTech CTO Sharon Fima said, "The production capabilities we have demonstrated … are a successful step in line with our strategy of developing a pilot plant for cultivated fat production, which we are planning for 2022."
David Brandes, managing director of the Peace of Meat subsidiary, commented, "Producing this quantity of pure cultured material in one run is a breakthrough toward potentially manufacturing cultivated chicken fat at an industrial scale and cost parity."
According to Brandes, the product is designed to be "just like conventional chicken fat."
"Today's preliminary production success brings us one step closer to our longer-term goal of changing human diets towards more sustainable, yet equally savory, food choices," Brandes explained.
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