“It incorporates muscle and fat similar to its slaughtered counterpart,” Aleph Farms said.
Story at a glance
Israeli company Aleph Farms has teamed up with the faculty of biomedical engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to cultivate a lab-grown ribeye intended to have the qualities, textures and taste of a real steak without killing an animal.
Aleph Farms has grown the ribeye using new 3D bioprinting technology and a culture of live animal tissue. The meat-making process prints living cells that are incubated to grow, differentiate and interact in order to produce the texture and qualities of a real steak.
The process is similar to the vascularization that occurs naturally in tissues. It allows for the passage of nutrients across thicker tissue, resulting in a steak with a similar structure of a traditional cut of meat before and during cooking, according to Aleph Farms.
“It incorporates muscle and fat similar to its slaughtered counterpart and boasts the same organoleptic attributes of a delicious tender, juicy ribeye steak you’d buy from the butcher,” Aleph Farms said in a statement.
Aleph Farms said it is now able to grow any type of steak and plans to expand its portfolio of lab-grown meat products. The lab-grown meat could be a leap forward for meat alternatives once it receives regulatory approval.
In 2018, Aleph Farms unveiled the world’s first cultivated thin-cut steak, which did not utilize 3D bioprinting.
The announcement comes during a time of heightened awareness about the meat industry’s effects on the environment and a growing demand for meat alternatives.
In December, San Francisco start-up Eat Just received the world’s first regulatory approval to sell its lab-grown chicken meat. The company’s cultured chicken product was approved for sale in Singapore as an ingredient in chicken bites.
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Story at a glance
- Israeli company Aleph Farms has teamed up with the faculty of biomedical engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to cultivate a lab-grown ribeye using 3D bioprinting.
- The meat-making process prints living cells that are incubated to grow, differentiate and interact in order to produce the texture and qualities of a real steak.
- The announcement comes during a time of heightened awareness about the meat industry’s effects on the environment and a growing demand for meat alternatives.
Israeli company Aleph Farms has teamed up with the faculty of biomedical engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to cultivate a lab-grown ribeye intended to have the qualities, textures and taste of a real steak without killing an animal.
Aleph Farms has grown the ribeye using new 3D bioprinting technology and a culture of live animal tissue. The meat-making process prints living cells that are incubated to grow, differentiate and interact in order to produce the texture and qualities of a real steak.
The process is similar to the vascularization that occurs naturally in tissues. It allows for the passage of nutrients across thicker tissue, resulting in a steak with a similar structure of a traditional cut of meat before and during cooking, according to Aleph Farms.
“It incorporates muscle and fat similar to its slaughtered counterpart and boasts the same organoleptic attributes of a delicious tender, juicy ribeye steak you’d buy from the butcher,” Aleph Farms said in a statement.
Aleph Farms said it is now able to grow any type of steak and plans to expand its portfolio of lab-grown meat products. The lab-grown meat could be a leap forward for meat alternatives once it receives regulatory approval.
In 2018, Aleph Farms unveiled the world’s first cultivated thin-cut steak, which did not utilize 3D bioprinting.
The announcement comes during a time of heightened awareness about the meat industry’s effects on the environment and a growing demand for meat alternatives.
In December, San Francisco start-up Eat Just received the world’s first regulatory approval to sell its lab-grown chicken meat. The company’s cultured chicken product was approved for sale in Singapore as an ingredient in chicken bites.
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