Canada will spend $10 million on slaughter-free meat production

According to the publication, the goal of the project is to develop a new technology for the production of artificial meat, which makes it possible to combine cultured muscle and fat cells on a plant matrix, so as to ultimately recreate the natural appearance, texture and taste of meat. The ultimate goal is to produce cuts of cultured beef comparable to traditional steaks. An important condition for this is to reduce the cost of the final product.

“Cultured meat products currently entering the US and Singapore markets are expensive. In addition, they are made using extruded biological pastes and do not completely recreate the appearance and texture of natural meat,” the publication quotes project manager Ravi Selvaganapati as saying.

It is reported that the project will find a way to reduce the cost of each stage of the production process. In addition, various sources of cells for culture will be explored, cost-effective culture media will be developed, bioreactor capabilities will be expanded for rapid growth of high-density cells, and the possibility of using plant structures to reduce the number of cultured cells will be explored.

During the implementation of the project, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies will be used. In addition, nationwide surveys will be conducted to assess consumer preferences and tailor the results to their expectations.

According to Selvaganapathy, the Canadian initiative will take a significant step forward in the field of artificial meat production due to its scale, ambitious goals and integrated approach. The project's goal, he said, is to make Canada a world leader in this fast-growing field.