THE FUTURE OF MEAT

To start off, cell-based meat is produced from animal cells using a combination of biotechnology, tissue engineering, molecular biology and synthetic processes. In order to make cell-based meat, technicians collect stem cells from the tissue of an animal and then multiply them dramatically. This means that the production of cell-based meat is a form of cellular agriculture. Cell-based meat is not made out of animals, but it is meant to look, taste, smell, and feel like regular day-to-day meat. That means that it doesn't taste like a substitute. In every way, it's impossible to tell apart from slaughtered meat, making it a desirable option for people who don't want to give up the taste of authentic meat.

On the other hand, plant-based meat is an alternative to both cell-based and real meat. Both cell-based meat and plant-based meat both have the same purpose to look, taste, smell, and feel like normal meat. But plant-based meat (as the name suggests) is made out of plants and plant-based proteins. High-moisture extrusion processing can be used to create plant-based meat, which can take many different forms, such as a burger patty, nuggets, or even crumbles and sausages.

In order to make plant-based meat, plants are sent into factories to be manufactured to feel, taste, and appear like normal everyday meat. So while plant-based meat is designed to imitate regular meat, it, unlike cell-based meat, is not made out of actual animal protein. Plant-based meat has made a big splash, with companies like Beyond Meat growing quickly. As it grows, it becomes more and more affordable, meaning that in the near future it could be as cheap as- or even cheaper than- real meat.

If all meat-eating humans on Earth suddenly switched to cell-based or plant-based alternatives, there would be many benefits. To give an idea, cell-based meat could calm global warming, relieving its effects by up to 92%. It could also mitigate the production of air pollution by 93%. 93% less air pollution. It could also potentially use up to 95% less land and 78% less water compared to conventional beef production.

At the same time, plant-based meat is far healthier than regular everyday meat, because it's much lower in saturated fat and calories. In fact, the U.S. The National Institutes of Health has said that this alternative is a good source of fiber, folate and iron (some of the same nutrients you get from meat), while containing less saturated fat than ground beef.

To sum up, cell-based meat and plant-based meat are both amazing alternatives to regular meat consumption. Far sooner than you think, regular meat consumption may be a thing of the past. Meat alternatives are beneficial for the environment and for your health. For now, keep an open mind (and stomach), and try giving these meat alternatives a chance- who knows? You might even prefer them.