Raised a hundred grams!
MeaTech 3D has set a record in printing cultured steaks — 107 grams
Stepan Ikaev, Hi-tech+
The Israeli company MeaTech 3D presented its technology for the cultivation of meat products from live muscles and adipose tissue. The developer created a 3D bioprinter to stimulate the growth of cells of a real cow and grew a full stack without using soy and pea proteins. The weight of the grown piece of meat was 3.67 ounces (107 grams) — according to MeaTech, the company has managed to create the largest cultured steak in the world.
According to the company's press release , the MeaTech 3D process relies on the isolation of cow stem cells from samples of natural beef tissue. The company collects the minimum amount of meat, and then stimulates its growth in the laboratory. When MeaTech plants produce a sufficient number of cells, the company turns them into "bio-ink" and transfers them to a patented 3D printer. The latter distributes the composition of the proposed cells according to a predetermined algorithm.
Later, this "bioprinted product" is placed in an incubator in which stem cells are transformed into muscle and fat cells, resembling two types of beef tissue. As a result, the composition of the cultured steak fully corresponds to the meat obtained through slaughter, so the finished dish reproduces the same taste, texture, appearance and aroma.
With the help of the described approach, MeaTech managed to create a record-breaking marble beef steak weighing 107 grams. The ultimate goal of the company is to develop a high—quality alternative to real steaks at a price comparable to products that are sold in conventional supermarkets. In the near future, the company will continue to experiment with 3D bioprinting technology, and also plans to grow its first pork and chicken in the laboratory.
It is worth noting that the cultivation of meat is not only an ideological approach aimed at protecting animals. According to the UN FAO, the world livestock industry is responsible for more than 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions — it is one of the most "dirty" industries in the world from the point of view of ecology. Thus, according to the manufacturing companies, in the future the cultivation of meat will be able to make a great contribution to the decarbonization of the planet, while maintaining comparable volumes of food production.
In recent years, the artificial meat market has grown dramatically — both large food companies and startups work in this area. Some, like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, are trying to reproduce the taste of meat products with soy substitutes. And others, such as MeaTech, are working on more sophisticated technologies for growing real meat — startups Future Meat, Aleph Farms, Meatable and Nissin Foods have already created their first dishes and are now working to reduce the cost of their production
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