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ReviewFood science & nutrition2026

Cultivated Meat and the Future of Food Systems: Promise, Progress, and Challenges.

Sungmin Kim, Keon-Ha Park, Seong-Jae Park, Yun-Gwi Park, Sung-Hwan Moon

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Review in Food science & nutrition, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sungmin KimSchool of Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of Bristol Bristol UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-9075
Keon-Ha ParkDepartment of Animal Science and Technology Chung-Ang University Anseong South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5247-4426
Seong-Jae ParkDepartment of Animal Science and Technology Chung-Ang University Anseong South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1501-5809
Yun-Gwi ParkDepartment of Animal Science and Technology Chung-Ang University Anseong South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-7637
Sung-Hwan MoonDepartment of Animal Science and Technology Chung-Ang University Anseong South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1858-0261

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cultivated meat represents a substitute for traditional livestock farming through the external cultivation of animal cells. The technology is still in its infancy and requires continued research and development to achieve commercial viability. This analysis offers an overview of cultivated meat's current standing by examining its nutritional value and safety and comparing it with traditional meat options. The study examines both commercial viability and regulatory hurdles for market entry as well as consumer acceptance and psychological obstacles to adoption. The discussion encompasses food safety concerns, production costs, market opportunities, global regulatory approaches, and industry-leading company trends in the cultivated meat field. The analysis presents key technological challenges and solutions while examining changes in consumer mindsets, besides sustainability and ethical issues, which remain crucial yet evolving aspects of cultivated meat development. The expanding global population has led to cultivated meat being recognized as a vital sustainable solution for future food security.

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consumer acceptancecultivated meatfood safetymarket potentialnutritional value

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PMID41952760
PMCPMC13054240

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