MeaTech 3D is focused on creating hybrid foods by combining plant and cultured fat and/or protein ingredients. With its own proprietary three-dimensional printing technology, biotechnology processes and customizable manufacturing processes for slaughter-free real meat manufacturing, MeaTech 3D is exploring the future of food.
Belgium's Peace of Meat develops cultured chicken fat directly from animal cells without the need to grow or kill animals. and it has performed taste tests to demonstrate the potential cultured chicken fat has to enhance the properties of plant-based protein products. A hybrid nugget served at one public tasting featured 20% Peace of Meat’s cultured chicken fat.
Sharon Fima, MeaTech's Chief Executive Officer, says "We expect hybrid products to be the next step in the evolution of alternative proteins, and Peace of Meat's cultured chicken fat may prove to be a game-changer in this category, where it may improve the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of plant-based alternative meats."
What's Driving This Trend
- Hybrid Foods
- The combination of plant and cultured fat and/or protein ingredients opens the door for innovation in the creation of new hybrid foods.
- Cultured Fats and Proteins
- The development of cultured fats and proteins directly from animal cells without the need to grow or kill animals presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the food industry.
- Slaughter-free Real Meat
- Customizable manufacturing processes for slaughter-free real meat may revolutionize the meat industry by providing a more ethical and sustainable way of producing meat products.
Who This Affects Most
- Food Industry
- The food industry can explore the potential of hybrid foods and the development of cultured fats and proteins in creating new innovative food products.
- Alternative Protein Industry
- Cultured chicken fats and the combination of plant and cultured protein ingredients present a disruptive innovation opportunity in the alternative protein industry.
- Meat Industry
- The development of slaughter-free real meat production processes has the potential to revolutionize the meat industry by providing a more ethical and sustainable way of producing meat products.
