Hello、munejyuka。

Looking at the future on a global scale、Population is expected to increase。

Japan has a declining birthrate、Population decline is inevitable, but、On a global scale, the population is expected to increase considerably in the future.。

One of the problems at that time is、There will be a problem of food shortages。

Recently、I bought an iTunes card for the first time in my life-munejyuka diary-2011/12/26、I bought an iTunes card for the first time in my life-munejyuka diary-2011/12/26、It is said that the ostrich is the second most considered animal after the chicken.。

Looks like they're already thinking about what's next for that ostrich.、That's artificial meat.。

What exactly is this artificial meat?、I was interested so I looked into it.。

There are two types of artificial meat: “plant meat” and “cultured meat”.

There seem to be two main types of artificial meat.、One is "plant meat"、The other one is、It's "cultured meat"。

・Plant meat

A food made from vegetable proteins such as soybeans and wheat processed into meat.、Also called "meat substitute"

・Cultured meat

Foods made by culturing cells collected from livestock such as cows and pigs。Cultured meat is also called "clean meat" because it can produce meat derived from livestock without slaughtering them.

This artificial meat research is being carried out in Japan.、It seems to have started around 1960.。However, at that time the level of biotechnology was low.、It seems that the research has not progressed.。

In recent years, the level of research has increased、It is said that development toward practical application has progressed rapidly since the 2010s.。

As of 2021, development of plant meat will take precedence

At this point in 2021、It is said that the development of plant meat is ahead of cultured meat.。

Cultured meat seems to require large-scale facilities for development and research.、There is still a long way to go to ensure a stable supply.。

For plant meat、There is already an American company called “Beyond Meat”、They released hamburger patties in 2016.、The other day too、There was an article that stated that they had signed a global supply agreement with Yum Brands, which operates McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken.。

Plant meat is already、It seems that mass production and sales are carried out normally.。

What is the development situation in Japan?

Looking at the development situation in Japan、"Space Food X" by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)、Three teams in an industry-academia joint project between Nissin Foods Holdings and the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, are leading the charge.、Apparently they are working on developing cultured meat made in Japan.。

In the case of Nissin Foods Holdings and the University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science, an industry-academia joint group、２０１９年３月に世界初のサイコロステーキ状牛筋開発に成功しておられるようです。

個人的にはワクワクします。

こういう開発は日本が先行して実施できる分野ではないかと思います。

日本で研究、開発されたものが安心だと感じる方も多いと思いますので、I look forward to future developments!

Summary

・Artificial meat includes “plant meat” and “cultured meat”

・Currently, the development of plant meat is leading the way.、Already on sale in the US

・In Japan, JAXA、Nissin Foods Holdings、Research on the development of cultured meat is being conducted at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo.

At the moment, artificial meat is still rare to see.、near future、I guess I'll just say it normally。

I'd like to keep an eye on future developments!

* I found a book like this。I'm interested in it, so I'd like to buy it and read it!