First product expected to be ready for testing by autumn 2020
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KFC is currently developing the world’s first lab-grown chicken nuggets.
Other types of nuggets
including Quorn nuggets, are already grown in lab-type conditions but, if successful, this will be the first lab nugget made from real animal cells.
The international fast-food chain has partnered with Russian biotechnology company 3D Printing Solutions, which produces bioprinters and materials for 3D bioprinting, for a project titled “Meat of the Future”.
The venture aims to create the world’s first lab-grown chicken nuggets made from real animal cells and plant-based ingredients, and KFC expects to receive the first product for testing by autumn 2020.
The Russian firm is developing an additive printing technique to recreate the “taste and texture” of natural chicken while keeping [...]
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