# Lab-Grown Foie Gras The Cultured Meat Company IntegriCulture Inc Has Developed Lab-Grown Foie Gras By Grace Mahas | Published 2019-07-30 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/integriculture-inc References: [livekindly](https://www.livekindly.com/lab-grown-foie-gras-restaurants/) & [integriculture.jp](https://integriculture.jp/) With the increased demand for cruelty-free, alternative meat options, a Japanese cultured meat company -- IntegriCulture Inc -- recently developed a lab-grown foie gras. Foie gras is the liver of a fattened duck or goose, but to make this product cruelty-free and slaughter-free, the company uses real animal cells to grow a "clean meat" version in a lab that looks, tastes, and cooks like traditional meat. IntegriCulture Inc plans on having the slaughter-free foie gras served in restaurants in the next two years, however, it currently costs upwards of $1,800 USD per kilogram. The clean meat company hopes to lower the costs to $1.80 USD in order to reach the restaurant market by 2021, and soon thereafter, the consumer market. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 49% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Lab-grown Meat:** Opportunity to disrupt the traditional animal farming industry by providing cruelty-free and slaughter-free meat options using real animal cells grown in labs - **Alternative Protein Sources:** Opportunity to disrupt the protein industry by creating new alternative sources such as lab-grown meat to reduce reliance on traditional animal farming - **Cost Reductions for Lab-grown Meat:** Opportunity to make lab-grown meat products more affordable by lowering the costs to reach a wider market ### Sectors Adopting This - **Meat Industry:** The meat industry has the opportunity to incorporate lab-grown meat products as part of their offerings to meet the increasing demand for cruelty-free, slaughter-free meat options - **Restaurants and Foodservice Providers:** Restaurants and foodservice providers have the opportunity to cater to the growing demand for alternative meat options by offering lab-grown foie gras and other similar products - **Biotech Industry:** The biotech industry has the opportunity to innovate and improve the methods and technologies used to grow animal cells in labs for lab-grown meat products ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plant-Powered Delicacies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voie-gras.md) - [Plant-Powered Foie Gras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alternatives-to-foie-gras.md) - [Cultivated Lamb Kebabs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cultivated-lamb.md) - [American Cell-Cultured Porks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forke-and-goode.md) - [Cultivated Quail Meats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cultivated-quail.md) - [Cell-Cultured Pork Sausages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meatable.md) - [Cultivated Caviar Pearls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cell-based-caviar.md) - [Cultivated Smoked Duck Meats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoked-duck-breast.md) - [Marbled Cultivated Pork Loins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cultivated-pork-loin.md)