Producing cultivated meat requires four main components working together:

• Cells
• Nutrients
• Energy
• A bioreactor

The process starts with a small, harmless biopsy from a living animal to isolate primary muscle and fat cells. Instead of raising an entire animal, these cells are placed in a nutrient-rich environment where they can grow and multiply.

Inside a bioreactor, temperature, oxygen, and nutrient levels are carefully controlled to mimic conditions inside the body.

To thrive, the cells require cell culture media. This acts as a nutrient broth, functioning similar to blood. It provides essential building blocks like amino acids and sugars, alongside signaling molecules that instruct the cells to multiply.

Within this environment, the cells grow and divide. The process continues until there is a sufficient volume of cells to harvest and form a finished cultivated meat product.

The cells used in cultivated meat are the same types of cells naturally found in animals.

Instead of raising an entire animal, cultivated meat focuses on producing only the meat we eat.