Making meat from ... air

The current process of raising animals to produce meat is considered a significant source of pollution for the planet. So the solution to making meat from . air is not only to help protect our earth but also good for our health.

Air Protein is a start-up company in San Francisco Bay (USA) that claims to have the technology to make meat from CO ₂ which is considered to cause the warming of the atmosphere.

American company based on the idea that more than half a century ago of the US Space Agency (NASA): reuse CO2 emitted by astronauts in enclosed space of the shuttle to manufacture Turn back into food.

Brown protein powder is obtained from fermentation according to the secret formula of Air Protein - (Photo: AIR PROTEIN).

The word "fermented meat"

The conversion of emissions into food by the synthesis of hydrogenotrophic bacteria into fibrous cells from CO ₂ . This transformation is similar to the yogurt fermentation or brewing brewing process.

"This is the first meat made from the air, made from the ingredients in the air that we are breathing every day," said AFP news agency, in a press release. .

The company also affirmed that its invention "will create a revolution in the way food is produced in the future" because it is not dependent on soil, water and weather conditions like the way humans are raising. planting today.

Air Protein reveals a little bit about its "making meat from the air" process as follows: in yeast fermenters with bacteria, they put in CO ₂ along with water and many minerals. The resulting product is a light brown powder containing up to 80% protein but has no flavor.

From this protein, the manufacturer can even make many different "foods" after mixing with other ingredients. Such as making pork, turkey meat, protein cake, meat for hamburger .

Due to the production in closed jars and containers, producers do not need land and thus do not harm the environment.

In terms of nutrition, this "meat from the air" is made up of 9 essential amino acids like that of "real meat" and thus it is more complete than the "vegetarian meat" made from soy or peas granules (petit pois). Not to mention the meat of Air Protein contains more vitamins such as B12, than the existing "vegetarian meat" which causes lack of substance for those who choose to eat a vegetarian diet.

Air Protein said it expects to enter the "meat from the air" market by 2020. The vegetarian market is now considered to be optimistic: according to the Bank of England's Barclays, this market could be up to 140 billion USD in the next 10 years.

Coming to "meat 3D"

In the future, astronauts may enjoy a hearty "fresh meat" meal outside the Earth after scientists successfully experiment using 3D printers to produce meat on Space Station. international headquarters (ISS).

This is the first time they have created a small amount of artificial meat under zero gravity.

The experiment was co-sponsored by Russia's Roscosmos Space Agency, in collaboration with a number of American, Russian and Israeli technology companies.

Last September, cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka successfully conducted a meat production experiment using a 3D printer developed by 3D laboratory Bioprinting Solutions of Russian medical company Invitro.

3D meat - (Artwork)

From cells provided by US and Israeli food technology companies, this biofilm printer produces fish, beef and rabbit cells using magnetic fields in microgravity. All of these cells show good ability to grow in space.

The breakthrough results open the possibility that future astronauts will be able to develop and produce more food and food right on space ships, especially for long journeys into the deep. in outer space.

Today, they often reserve vacuum-packed or dried foods from Earth to prepare for spaceflight.

However, if the planet continues to conquer other planets, the crew cannot carry large quantities of food. Therefore, the aforementioned advanced printing technology is considered very useful for space research and exploration.

Recently, several other space agencies have conducted similar experiments in this area. Last July, an American 3D printer was put on the ISS that could produce human cells in space and is being used by the European Space Agency for experiments.

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