cultured meat

[ kuhl-cherd meet ]

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultured meat¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

“Cultured Meat & Farmers” is a two-year study published in the journal “Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems” that looked at UK farmers’ attitudes about cultured meat and its potential opportunities and risks.

From Salon

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

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

While cultured meat may produce relatively less greenhouse gas than conventional livestock production in certain conditions, researchers need to refine the process before it can be cost-efficient and brought to scale.

From Salon