cultured meat

American  

[kuhl-cherd meet] / ˈkʌl tʃərd ˈmit /

noun

1. meat grown artificially in a laboratory from animal cell cultures.

   Priding itself on sustainability, the new restaurant will serve only cultured meat.

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Etymology

Origin of cultured meat

First recorded in 2000–05

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cultured meat

One option is cultivated, or cultured, meat and seafood: muscle tissue grown in labs in bioreactors, using animal stem cells.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024

Farmers like Dom Morris are investigating selling that to the cultured meat industry, turning a waste-product into a source of income.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024

The cultured meat and fat layers attached to the edible glutenin films could be stacked to form a 3D meat-like alternative protein.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

The approval comes less than a year after the Food and Drug Administration declared the companies’ products safe to eat, and it represents a major milestone for the burgeoning cultured meat industry.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 30, 2023

Though it’s known in the industry as cultivated meat, it’s sometimes called cultured meat, lab-grown meat or cell-based meat.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023