This is a piece of meat
=And this is a piece of meat as well
Can you tell which one
Is the trending artificial meat?
Actually
What artificial meat is trying to do is not to impress the vegetarians
I want to impress meat lovers more
As earth population is approaching nine or ten billion
Our food train will fall apart
Artificial meat is the best choice
I believe that the time of vegetable protein industry has come
It's a trend
Not a transient passer-by
Artificial meat won't become mainstream
It's a false statement that won't stand scrutiny
Artificial meat
This year the word has been everywhere on the media
它迅速成为了投资界的新风口 It's the new favorite of investment
How is it produced?
Does it taste any different from real meat?
Future human beings can only afford a fake piece of meat?
To understand artificial meat
First thing to know is that there are two categories
One is cultured meat
Which is meat produced by in vitro cultivation of animal cells
It's still under development
And out of the reach of the public
And the one we are talking about today
Is plant-based meat
So what's the difference between plant meat
And soy chicken or other soy-based snacks?
With that in mind
I found a professional specializing in plant meat
Doctor Zhang Bo
Speaking of the general production process
They are not very different
While in terms of the resemblance to animal meat
It has better performance
Than the traditional soy chicken
So it is also known as vegetarian food 2.0
Vince, born after 1990
Is the CEO of an artificial meat start-up company
He once weighed over 100 kilograms
He's basically walking pork belly
And now he devotes himself to the artificial meat business
Making vegetable protein meat rivaling real meat
In terms of color, smell, taste, sound and look
Over 60% of the customers couldn't tell the difference
The red color
Comes from natural pigment extracted from plants
Like beet powder, or beetroot juice
The white fat grains
Are from coconut oil
Transform them into natural grains resembling the taste of fat
3-5 ton of artificial meat is produced on a daily basis
According to national statistics
The national meat production of 2018 is 85.17 million ton
And pork is 54.04 million ton
Accounting for 63%
China consumes more than 50 million ton pork a year
How to "fool" the tongue of Chinese
Is a problem on the table for all producers
David from Hong Kong suggests an answer
Artificial pork
We promote "neo pork" (artificial pork)
First by cooperating with restaurants
The Wagas chain
Or the staff canteens of Alibaba
Start serving "neo pork"
In David's restaurant
All kinds of artificial meat food are served
Spaghetti, ravioli, even Dan Dan noodles
So how does they taste?
There is peanut on top
It's quite good
Not as chewy as real meat though
The taste is, to be honest
Just like pork
You almost don't realize that you are not having real meat
YIT staff and guests
Are also curious about this high-tech and futuristic meat
So I brought this "neo pork" from Hong Kong
And American artificial meat "Beyond Meat"
Back to Shanghai
It's nothing like real meatball
Kinda tastes like reconstituted shiitake mushroom
Let me try it for you
Artificial meat patty
Well, it tastes
Kinda sweet
And quite delicious
The taste of fat
Compared to real meat
Is 80% the same
Natural meat has nerves and blood
And muscle movement
Lean meat not dry, and fat not greasy
And the moment it touches the tip of your tongue
Can never be faked by artificial meat
It will be very difficult
For artificial meat to palm off
Acknowledging the difference between artificial meat
And real meat
Why is it still the "future food"?
I myself is optimistic about the future of artificial meat
With increasing population
And the gap between the demand and supply of animal protein
It will be replaced by other protein source finally
Technologically speaking
There is plenty of space for development
It's like any other technological product
That it launches new versions every year
The rising of artificial meat
Is not to replace animal or animal protein
Or animal husbandry, or livestock industry
It's just offering a new choice to the market
But the development of artificial meat is also a controversial subject
The price of artificial meat
Is currently 2-3 times more expensive than real meat
And the additives added to mimic the texture of real meat
Is also an object of public denunciation
Professor Zhu Yi from China Agricultural University
Is also suspicious about the future of artificial meat
Artificial meat will never make the mainstream
I can't come up with a reason why we should have it
China is the originator of artificial meat
The ancestor
When I was having (artificial meat) burger in the US
I thought, I have to take them to a Chinese vegetarian restaurant
And show them
What a proper piece of artificial meat should look like and taste like
It's more of a gimmick of the capital
Unless someday, like in "The Wandering Earth"
People have forgotten the taste of meat
What is the healthy food that should win future support?
Probably lower level organisms
Or edible insects, earthworms
Grasshoppers taste like lean meat
And maggots taste like fat
And they can be combined through 3-D print technology
The advent of new things
Naturally invites disputes and discussions
In 5 to 10 years
Will human dietary structure change in a fundamental way?
The choice of whether animal meat or artificial meat
Can be left to our tongue and stomach