• Zgierwoj@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Well rn lab grown meat is even worse in terms of CO2 than animal farming, so don’t get your hopes up yet. Yeah, sure, it means less animals getting thrown into the torture and murder machine, but if you really want to make a difference it’s by convincing peoples to go vegan, at least in this decade

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      2 months ago

      I was mostly thinking about taste and texture. I never even considered that the CO2 impact might be worse. That sucks.

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        2 months ago

        From what I’ve read lab grown meat is mushy, like a chicken nugget, because it’s basically a paste that’s extruded into a steak like shape. Been a few years since I’ve read up on it though so maybe they have a new way of dealing with it

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            2 months ago

            Yeah exactly, ground beef or extruded/separated meat texture.

            Same problem that companies like impossible and beyond can’t overcome. The structure of muscle tissue (eg a steak or chicken breast) is tremendously difficult to replicate and that texture is what people love

            It’s still a great thing for animal welfare

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        2 months ago

        Lab grown chicken is apparently fantastic, taste and texture wise

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      2 months ago

      I must say, I don’t like lab grown meat in the future being the reason why omnivores don’t give a fair shake to already-existing vegan meat replacements today. Forever being out there on the time horizon can be misused as a long term excuse for not cutting down on animal exploitation.