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Design principles of cells for eatability and scalability of cultivated meat

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Smith, Corinne S., Krusinski, Lucas, Cohen, Ceci A., Kawecki, N. Stephanie, Moccio, Lauren, Xie, Qingwen, Cheng, Emily, Yee, Zoe +10 more·2026·Trends in Food Science & Technology

Abstract

• Cell traits that support scalability are necessary for cultivated meat production. • Cultivated meat eatability—including texture, flavor, nutrition—will be essential. • Tradeoffs between scalability and eatability can inform cultivated meat design. • Insights from meat science can guide the design of cultivated meat. • Here, we identify key factors that can be leveraged for scalablity and eatability.

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Authors
Smith, C. S., Krusinski, L., Cohen, C. A., Kawecki, N. S., Moccio, L., Xie, Q., Cheng, E., Yee, Z., Adler, S., Simpson, D., Marcotte, G., Damoiseaux, R., Park, J. O., Crosbie, R. H., Mayhew, E. J., Garmyn, A. J., Fenton, J. I., & Rowat, A. C.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • California State Polytechnic University (US)
  • Michigan State University (US)
  • California NanoSystems Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Rowat, Amy C.
Venue
Trends in Food Science & Technology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2026-06
Volume
172
Pages
105731
ISSN
0924-2244 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W7149012643
Cited by
0
References
95
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Trends in Food Science & Technology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  • State of California
  • US Department of Agriculture (CALW-2021-09608)
  • National Institutes of Health (T 32 AR065972)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
Keywords
cultured meat, cell design, scalability, meat texture, meat flavor, meat nutrition, meat science

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