{"id":87964,"date":"2022-12-29T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=87964"},"modified":"2022-12-31T16:55:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T20:55:25","slug":"what-is-synthetic-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-synthetic-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Synthetic Meat &#038; Is It Healthier for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is synthetic meat? How is it produced? Is synthetic meat good for you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, investors have been pouring money into the synthetic, or \u201cno-kill,\u201d meat industry. However, technical and economic factors may limit its growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to learn what exactly synthetic meat is and everything else to know about the no-kill industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-synthetic-meat\">What Is Synthetic Meat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies indicate that <strong>if synthetic meat products took over most of the market for meat, this would reduce water consumption, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions relative to current meat farming.<\/strong> But what is synthetic meat, exactly? There are two types of synthetic, or \u201cno-kill,\u201d meat: meat made from plant proteins and meat made by growing actual animal meat cells in a laboratory. However, both types of artificial products are more expensive than regular meat, and they tend to appeal to niche markets rather than the traditional market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll explore the advantages of artificial meat, how it\u2019s produced, and its likely future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-there-interest-in-no-kill-meat\">Why Is There Interest in No-Kill Meat?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Proponents of synthetic meat see it as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/video\/watch\/4-things-you-need-to-know-about-lab-grown-meat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a more environmentally sustainable alternative to current animal farming practices<\/a>. Cattle consume large amounts of water and produce methane gas, while poultry farms contribute to water pollution. All of this could be reduced by producing synthetic meat instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proponents also suggest that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2022\/07\/220729173204.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artificial meat is healthier<\/a> than animal meat. And some hope to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2022\/11\/14\/1136186819\/cultivated-cultured-meat-heathy-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">end the slaughter of animals for moral or sentimental reasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To assess the validity of these claims and the commercial viability of synthetic meat, we need to understand what constitutes synthetic meat and how it\u2019s produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-is-it-produced\">How Is It Produced?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two types of synthetic meat:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plant-based meat <\/strong>is produced by combining ingredients from plants and processing them into a product that resembles meat. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Floor-Schreuders\/publication\/333068948_Comparing_structuring_potential_of_pea_and_soy_protein_with_gluten_for_meat_analogue_preparation\/links\/5d1b3e19458515c11c09a5ab\/Comparing-structuring-potential-of-pea-and-soy-protein-with-gluten-for-meat-analogue-preparation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a substance resembling chicken can be synthesized from pea protein and wheat gluten<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cultured meat <\/strong>is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/diet\/cultured-meat-what-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made of animal cells that are grown in a laboratory<\/a>. Under controlled conditions, stem cells extracted from an animal will multiply and form muscle tissues, allowing real meat to be harvested without slaughtering animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-in-the-future-for-the-no-kill-industry\">What&#8217;s in the Future for the No-Kill Industry?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The future of synthetic meat depends on how well it actually delivers on its perceived advantages.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-it-healthier\">Is It Healthier?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumers trying to improve their diets may gravitate toward plant-based meat substitutes because in general, plant protein leads to fewer health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, and cancer. However, many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/fake-meat-better-you-or-environment-n1065231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dieticians are cautious about declaring plant-based synthetic meats better for you<\/a> than regular meat\u2014they\u2019re often highly processed, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/in-defense-of-food\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highly processed foods are much worse for you<\/a> than unprocessed foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In theory, cultured meat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2022\/11\/14\/1136186819\/cultivated-cultured-meat-heathy-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">would be more sterile than natural meat and could be engineered to have less fat and more vitamins<\/a>, but this has yet to be demonstrated in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-it-better-for-the-environment\">Is It Better for the Environment?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies tend to support the claim that the manufacturing of synthetic meat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2022\/07\/220729173204.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consumes fewer natural resources and produces less greenhouse gas<\/a> than the raising and butchering of farm animals per pound of meat produced. However, it also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/09\/02\/beyond-meat-uses-climate-change-to-market-fake-meat-substitutes-scientists-are-cautious.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consumes more energy and produces more greenhouse gas than a nutritionally equivalent quantity of unprocessed plant-based foods<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of this, to make a real difference, synthetic meat needs to displace agricultural meat by capturing its market share. Currently, plant-based meat only constitutes about 0.66% of the global meat market (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortunebusinessinsights.com\/industry-reports\/meat-substitutes-market-100239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$5.8 billion<\/a> out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/topics\/4880\/global-meat-industry\/#dossierKeyfigures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$897.5 billion<\/a>) and may have already saturated the market, as we discussed earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In theory, cultured meat could solve this problem by giving consumers real meat that\u2019s simply produced in a factory instead of on a farm. However, some <a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/lab-grown-cultivated-meat-cost-at-scale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">analysts are skeptical about the feasibility of producing cultured meat on a scale that would rival farm production<\/a>. A facility for growing animal cells must be kept extremely sterile, which becomes more difficult and expensive as its size and complexity increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts expect that <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/bit.27848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cultured meat will cost at least $16.80 per pound to produce<\/a>. After the manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer all mark up this price to make a profit, <a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/lab-grown-cultivated-meat-cost-at-scale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retail prices are likely to be above $40\/lb<\/a>. At this price point, cultured meat products <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/oct\/22\/lab-grown-fish-cell-seafood-bluenalu-wildtype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">might be competitive in high-end niche markets like sushi-grade sea food<\/a>, but they\u2019re unlikely to capture a significant share of the market for meat products in general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is synthetic meat? How is it produced? Is synthetic meat good for you? In recent years, investors have been pouring money into the synthetic, or \u201cno-kill,\u201d meat industry. However, technical and economic factors may limit its growth. 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