Agricultural and Food SciencesMedicine

Chantel Nin Xuan Kuek, R. Suntornnond, Wee Swan Yap, D. Choudhury

2026.2.1TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2025.12.018

Abstract

Cultivated meat is a promising solution to global food security challenges, but cultivated ingredients offer an equally compelling and potentially more economically stable path forward. Components such as flavour enhancers, cultivated fat, and proteins present scalable opportunities for improving alternative proteins, highlighting the untapped potential of cultivated ingredient-focused strategies.

Citation format

KUEK, Chantel Nin Xuan, et al. Cultivated ingredients: A strategic pivot for cultivated meat? TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, 2026.