REVEALED: The £15m fake meat lab that will soon be creating climate-friendly 'alternative proteins'...
including 'healthier' sugar replacement READ MORE: Eating red meat 'increases type 2 diabetes danger', analysis shows By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor and John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 00:00, 28 August 2024 | Updated: 00:00, 28 August 2024 e-mail View comments Lab-grown meat and insects could soon become a regular part of our diets thanks to £15 million of taxpayer funding. The ‘National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre’ (NAPIC) is being set up in the hope of finding sustainable alternatives to the likes of steak and chicken. These could include land and water-based plants such as cereals, legumes, tubers and nuts, fungus such as mushrooms, algae such as seaweed, insects and lab-grown meat.
Scientists said they hope to find tasty, affordable and healthy proteins which are better for the environment and help to reduce emissions and individual carbon footprints. They even touted the idea of introducing 'sweet proteins' into food as an alternative to sugar in a bid to help beat Britain's obesity crisis. The experts argue that as global populations continue to rise, supplementing traditional agriculture with alternative protein sources is ‘mission critical’ to meet increasing demand in a sustainable way.
The ‘National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre’ (NAPIC) is being set up in the hope of finding sustainable alternatives t.