Because of the situation in which we have lived, we have realized the importance of taking care of the world around us. The Respect for the enviroment and nature has become one of the most important points for people. For this reason, some food companies have implemented programs to develop less harmful food for our environment. In our country it could not be less. For this reason, the meat grown in Spain it already has its present to feed the future, do you want to know why? Discover the benefits of this food from the laboratory
The world's first cultivated meat
Singapore It became the first country in the world where it is possible to put certain meat foods produced without the death of the animal in your mouth. The company Eat just was able to create some nuggets or chicken bites only with a small sample of meat from the animal. Their quality is so good that they have obtained the approval of the Singapore Food Agency. In fact, its launch on the market can mark a before and after in terms merchandising of meat is concerned.
However, the race to produce cultivated meat has also started in Spain. The Basque company Biotech Foods It is the one with the most advanced project. Along with this, the Ministry of Science has contributed almost 4 millones de euros to a program led by said company. Although this idea has the help of other 7 entities and 10 research organizations.
Cultured meat through biopsy
The objective with the bet on the massive production of meat grown in Spain is that by the year 2040, around the 30% of meat products come from labs. But, the star question to understand its production is, where does this meat come from? The answer is very easy, through a biopsy a small part of the living animal cell tissue. Once the sample is obtained, it is placed in a oxygen and temperature controlled environment.
To this tissue, which is generally a músculo of the animal, it is fed with nutrients in a bioreactor. And, after all, thanks to this process the meat ends up developing the same as if it did in the inside the animal. But, in this case, without the sacrifice thereof no genetic modification. In fact, with a single biopsy the same amount of meat could be obtained that could contribute up to more than fifty pigs, for example.
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Benefits of cultured meat
One of the keys to the strong commitment that has been carried out by the European Union about this type of meat is for avoid zoonotic diseases. These types of infections are caused by the transmission of a pathogen from animals to humans. And there are those who assure that this is the origin of the disease that has kept us closed at home for so long. But, thanks to your more than supervised production process, laboratory-grown meat is a food exempt from this risk. This is so because a careful selection of cells extracted from the animal.
In second place, but with the same importance, we find the great reduction of the environmental impact that it entails. And it is that, until 14% of total gas emissions are given by the industrial livestock. Apart from the great deforestation of which it is guilty. Therefore, cultured meat would significantly reduce the greenhouse gases, thanks to the decrease in the number of animals needed to produce food. Without forgetting the more than notable reduction in land exploitation and its pollution.
Next release on the market
Although in Singapore they have managed to commercialize their famous nuggets laboratory e Israel has opened the first restaurant in meat "in vitro"In Spain we still cannot find this type of meat. Above all, because it should have more processes of security check for human consumption. However, experts say that it will soon reach our supermarkets.
There are two main reasons why cultivated meat is not yet on sale in Spain. First of all, because they are being investigated in the production scaling, which could generate more products at a much lower cost. And secondly, the most important security entities in the European Union are working on the regulatory framework.
The meat produced in laboratory it was a topic you had hardly heard of. But, it sounds interesting, will you be willing to give it a try when it is launched on the market? It will be a very respectful option with the environment and with a good flavor. The meat grown in Spain it may be an important industry for the future.
