Lab-grown meat: which consumers would like it most?
This question, as Statista's Anna Fleck reports, was recently posed to Consumer Insights survey participants, and it seems to divide opinion.
Lab-grown meat , also known as cultured or cultured meat, is produced from animal cells, often taken via biopsy. These are then placed in a “nutrient bath” to develop the meat outside the animal. In theory, cultured meat could offer an option to those concerned about animal welfare or the meat industry's impact on our planet, as its production requires neither raising nor slaughtering live animals .
However, as Fleck shows in the infographic below, the idea of eating lab-grown meat is still not that compelling to most people.
Percentage of consumers who say they would consume lab-produced meat
While one in five people surveyed in India said they would be willing to try this new type of food, only 9% of those surveyed in France said the same.
In the United States, which is one of only two countries where this meat is currently marketed (along with Singapore), 16% of respondents said they were open to the idea of eating it.
However, cellular meat is unlikely to hit European plates anytime soon, as no application for authorization has yet been submitted for the bloc's market.
India's enthusiasm is understandable: for religious reasons, Hindus cannot consume beef, so synthetic meat is seen as a liberation.
The perfectly contrary position of the French is also understandable: their country is closely linked to cattle breeding and meat production and farmers are strongly against the production of meat not from direct animal sources.
Moreover, their protests are very popular and still ongoing in France…
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