Posted on 11/30/2021 8:09:38 AM PST by mylife
Barcelona-based biotech company Libre Foods has announced its first foray into the world of fungi-based whole-cut meats, with an animal-free bacon designed to captivate meat eaters. Having showcased the rashers at a private tasting event in Barcelona, feedback is being used to push commercial roll-out in early 2022.
Libre Foods has announced a fungi-based bacon product created using fermentation (precision) technology. It is designed to meet the growing EU demand for pork, currently a $53 billion industry, that offers an alternative to the disadvantages of commercial pig farming. The fungi bacon was unveiled to investors and food-tech community members at Libre Haus in Barcelona last week.
Founder and CEO Alan Iván Ramos told Green Queen Media: “Libre exists out of impact. Not many people know this, yet pork is the second-largest market category globally behind beef and the sole largest in Europe. Moreover, bacon is often the product that meat-eaters refuse to give up. We’re out to change that, starting with our Libre Bacon.”
Bacon first, steak to follow With a successful pre-seed round closed earlier this year, which saw Sustainable Food Ventures and Good Seed Ventures coming onboard, Libre Foods has been pressing ahead with creating animal-free proteins. In April, Green Queen reported that Libre Foods was hoping to develop a whole-cut beef steak using fungi fermentation technology, but the company has pivoted to bacon after developing a deeper understanding of the intricacies at play.
“We realised just how complex a steak really was, so we want to take all the right steps to make sure that we do it well, focusing on all the learnings we obtain from our initial pipeline to bring them all together for our signature product, our Libre Steak,” said Ramos.
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Won’t be any better than tofurkey.
Maybe it’s made of mushrooms, but mold is also a fungi and a lot easier to produce. Don’t put it past them. If it was made from mushrooms they would probably let you know because a lot of people like mushrooms.
Some plants are alkaline (spinach, I think?) and some are acidic (like oranges and hot peppers). As a recall, a lot more plants are acidic.
Does fungus bacon render a lot of bacon grease?
If not, how am I gonna make bisquits?
I learned about this wonderful way of eating from both of them over 3 years ago.
Oxalates also cause many kidney stones.
Glad it’s working out for you. I will try this as well.
Cool! I wish you nothing but success!
Here are the directions I have been following since day 1 of living on meat & water only I received from a Facebook group run by 10+ year veterans of this way of eating:
1. only eat when hungry
2. When hungry only eat meat till you are not another bite full.
3. Only eat the meat you crave & can afford.
4. Never EVER put a sweet taste into your mouth.
I follow these directions for every meal, every day without exception.
I am sure near all varieties of bugs will be next eh greenqueen?
Watch out when they ask themselves a question.
No way, no how.
Who remembers all the people suffering from anaphylactic shock after eating that vat grown quorn?
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