Reassessing the sustainability promise of cultured meat: a critical review with new data perspectives

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dc.citation.volumeLatest Articles
dc.contributor.authorTavan M
dc.contributor.authorSmith NW
dc.contributor.authorMcNabb WC
dc.contributor.authorWood P
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-13T23:00:26Z
dc.date.available2025-03-13T23:00:26Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-21
dc.description.abstractThere are currently over 170 companies in the field of cultured meat (CM) which have attracted over US$3 Billion in investments since 2019. The CM industry owes much of this success to the many claims around environmental benefits and alleviating animal welfare concerns, while being equally nutritious and as acceptable as conventional meat. This review aims to provide a much needed discussion on the latest research findings concerning the nutritional and environmental sustainability of CM and provide an evidence-based discussion around some of the challenges that the industry faces today. Recent developments in the field have revealed that some of the sustainability claims of the CM industry are overly ambitious and not supported by evidence. Environmental assessments have revealed that CM production is highly energy intensive and its environmental footprint can only be improved if renewable energy sources are used. In terms of nutritional quality of CM, there are many unknowns and gaps in the knowledge that require investigation.
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dc.format.pagination1-9
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39980382
dc.identifier.citationTavan M, Smith NW, McNabb WC, Wood P. (2025). Reassessing the sustainability promise of cultured meat: a critical review with new data perspectives.. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. Latest Articles. (pp. 1-9).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10408398.2025.2461262
dc.identifier.eissn1549-7852
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1040-8398
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72634
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2025.2461262
dc.relation.isPartOfCrit Rev Food Sci Nutr
dc.rights(c) 2025 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectCellular agriculture
dc.subjectcultivated meat
dc.subjectlab-grown meat
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.titleReassessing the sustainability promise of cultured meat: a critical review with new data perspectives
dc.typeJournal article
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