What Is Lab-Grown Shrimp?
2020-02-06
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1The company Shiok Meats in Singapore aims to bring laboratory-grown shrimp to the food industry.
2Concerns about health, animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their diet.
3Plant-based meat alternatives, popularized by Beyond Meat Inc. and Impossible Foods, increasingly appear in supermarkets and restaurants.
4But what some people call clean meat - meat grown from cells in a laboratory - is still an idea that is just beginning.
5More than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish, beef and chicken.
6These businesses hope to enter the alternative meat market, which could be worth $140 billion by 2029.
7That estimate comes from Barclay's, a financial services company.
8Shiok Meats grows its product by taking shrimp cells and keeping them at a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius.
9They are then given nutrients in a solution.
10 The cells become meat in four to six weeks.
11This lab-grown meat's price is high.
12One kilogram of it now costs $5,000, said Shiok Meats' Chief Executive Sandhya Sriram.
13At that cost, a single pork and shrimp dumpling could be as much as $300.
14Sriram, a vegetarian, hopes to cut the cost to $50 for one kilogram by the end of this year.
15She also hopes to sign a new low-cost deal for nutrients that help grow the shrimp cells.
16"We are looking at next year, so we might be the first ever company to launch a cell-based meat product in the world," Sriram said.
17Shiok Meats still needs approval from the city-state's food regulator.
18Although people increasingly demand meat alternatives, cell-based meat companies still face resistance to their products.
19In Singapore, some people said they would try lab-grown meat.
20"I am willing to try," said 60-year-old Pet Loh, while she shopped for shrimp in a Singapore market.
21"I may not exactly dare to eat it frequently, but I don't mind buying and trying it because the animals in the oceans are declining."
22Any alternative ways of making animal protein without harming the environment are positive, said Paul Teng, a specialist in agritechnology at Nanyang Technological University.
23But, he added, more studies are needed to understand any negative results of making cellular protein.
24I'm John Russell.
1The company Shiok Meats in Singapore aims to bring laboratory-grown shrimp to the food industry. 2Concerns about health, animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their diet. Plant-based meat alternatives, popularized by Beyond Meat Inc. and Impossible Foods, increasingly appear in supermarkets and restaurants. 3But what some people call clean meat - meat grown from cells in a laboratory - is still an idea that is just beginning. 4More than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish, beef and chicken. These businesses hope to enter the alternative meat market, which could be worth $140 billion by 2029. That estimate comes from Barclay's, a financial services company. 5Shiok Meats grows its product by taking shrimp cells and keeping them at a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. They are then given nutrients in a solution. The cells become meat in four to six weeks. 6This lab-grown meat's price is high. One kilogram of it now costs $5,000, said Shiok Meats' Chief Executive Sandhya Sriram. 7At that cost, a single pork and shrimp dumpling could be as much as $300. 8Sriram, a vegetarian, hopes to cut the cost to $50 for one kilogram by the end of this year. She also hopes to sign a new low-cost deal for nutrients that help grow the shrimp cells. 9"We are looking at next year, so we might be the first ever company to launch a cell-based meat product in the world," Sriram said. Shiok Meats still needs approval from the city-state's food regulator. 10Although people increasingly demand meat alternatives, cell-based meat companies still face resistance to their products. 11In Singapore, some people said they would try lab-grown meat. 12"I am willing to try," said 60-year-old Pet Loh, while she shopped for shrimp in a Singapore market. "I may not exactly dare to eat it frequently, but I don't mind buying and trying it because the animals in the oceans are declining." 13Any alternative ways of making animal protein without harming the environment are positive, said Paul Teng, a specialist in agritechnology at Nanyang Technological University. But, he added, more studies are needed to understand any negative results of making cellular protein. 14I'm John Russell. 15Aradhana Aravindan and Travis Teo reported on this story for Reuters. John Russell adapted it for Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 16________________________________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18alternative - n. something that can be chosen instead of something else : a choice or option 19solution - n. a liquid in which something has been dissolved 20dumpling 21regulator - n. an official who works for the part of the government that controls a public activity (such as banking or insurance) by making and enforcing rules 22dare - v. to have enough courage or confidence to do something : to not be too afraid to do something 23We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.