ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2021
Can Cultured Meat Be an Alternative to Farm Animal Production for a Sustainable and Healthier Lifestyle?
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- Understanding the Interaction between Regulatory Focus and Message Framing in Determining Chinese Consumers' Attitudes toward Artificial Meat.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Nutritional, Ethical and Ecological Aspects of Cultured Meat with Particular Emphasis on Functional Food Production: A Comprehensive Literature Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- In Vitro Fish Cell Culture: From Primary Muscle Cells to Cell-Based Meat in Cyprinidae.Biology · 2026Review
- Cultured Meat: A Multidimensional Review of Technological, Nutritional, Ethical, and Regulatory Advances (2020-2025).Journal of food science · 2026Review
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- Could Cultured Meat Be a Sustainable and Safe Source of Protein?Molecular nutrition & food research · 2025Review
- Cultured Meat Reformulation: Health Potential and Sustainable Food Challenges-Narrative Review.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025Review
- Exploring Italian Consumers' Perceptions of Cultivated Meat: Barriers, Drivers, and Future Prospects.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Exploring Sustainable Future Protein Sources.Food science of animal resources · 2025Review
- Cell-Based Meat Safety and Regulatory Approaches: A Comprehensive Review.Food science of animal resources · 2025Review
- Environmental Impact of Meat Protein Substitutes: A Mini-Review.Food science of animal resources · 2025Review
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- An Overview of Recent Progress in Engineering Three-Dimensional Scaffolds for Cultured Meat Production.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Cellular Aquaculture: Prospects and Challenges.Micromachines · 2022Review
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Producing animal proteins requires large areas of agricultural land and is a major source of greenhouse gases. Cellular agriculture, especially cultured meat, could be a potential alternative for the environment and human health. It enables meat and other agricultural products to be grown from cells in a bioreactor without being taken from farm animals. This paper aims at an interdisciplinary review of literature focusing on potential benefits and risks associated with cultured meat. To achieve this goal, several international databases and governmental projects were thoroughly analyzed using keywords and phrases with specialty terms. This is a growing scientific domain, which has generated a series of debates regarding its potential effects. On the one hand the potential of beneficial effects is the reduction of agricultural land usage, pollution and the improvement of human health. Other authors question if cultured meat could be a sustainable alternative for reducing gas emissions. Interestingly, the energy used for cultured meat could be higher, due to the replacement of some biological functions, by technological processes. For potential effects to turn into results, a realistic understanding of the technology involved and more experimental studies are required.
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