'Lab-cultured coffee' is realized for the first time in the world, and the taste and aroma are at a genuine level
Due to the growing awareness of the food crisis, the technology for culturing meat has been developed in recent years, and in June 2021, an industrial culture meat production facility was
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In Finland, scientists are growing coffee in bioreactors
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Coffee is a drink that is in high demand worldwide, but it is reported that climate change has reduced the number of places where coffee can be cultivated, and its production has dropped significantly. In addition, it has been pointed out that 60% of wild coffee species are endangered, and the exploitation structure related to coffee production is also regarded as a problem. In response to a number of issues threatening the sustainability of the coffee industry, the Finnish VTT Technology Research Center is conducting research and development called 'cell culture of coffee.'
According to the research team, coffee is cultivated using the same technology as artificial meat. In other words, coffee cells are first cultivated in the laboratory, cell lines are obtained, and then a bioreactor filled with nutrient medium promotes growth.
The actual process is as follows. First, the cells are separated from the coffee leaves ...
It will be cultivated.
When the cultured whitish cells are dried and powdered, it looks like this.
When roasted flour, it looks indistinguishable from real coffee.
You can also see how coffee is cultivated in the lab from the following movie.
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When researchers actually drank cell-cultured coffee, the taste and aroma were similar to ordinary coffee. You can also change the taste and aroma by changing the type of coffee to be cultivated and the degree of roasting, and by modifying the culturing process, you can adjust specific factors such as caffeine and flavor. It is believed that this is also possible.
According to Heiko Rischer, one of the research teams, coffee culture media are simpler and cheaper than artificial meat culture media. Also, coffee, which is a plant cell, is easier to scale up than artificial meat, Rischer explained.
Coffee cell culture is still in the research stage, but the research team plans to partner with companies for commercialization and expects to scale up and get approval from the authorities in about four years. That is. Lab-cultivated coffee can mitigate the effects of coffee shortages even if coffee demand increases globally in the future, and can also realize 'local coffee' even in places such as Finland that are not suitable for coffee cultivation. It is believed that there is a possibility.
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