The CEO of a company making meat answering questions

For example:

What is the input , what is the output ? Explain like i am five, for 1 kg of meat , what is needed?

The input are largely animal cells (muscle, fat and a couple other types – taken from a donor animal through a biopsy) and cell culture media (a soup in which the cells grow made of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, salts, sugars) and then energy to run the process. Output is muscle tissue that is then matured/conditioned until it is processed into meat products.

or…

Does it taste the same as regular meat?

_I've tasted it as have my colleagues. We've only been able to have small bites since we're still working on getting the process right.
I cooked some pieces in olive oil and ate some with and without salt and pepper. Not bad. The taste is good but not yet fully like meat. We have yet to get the fat content right and other elements that influence taste. This process will be iterative and involve us working closely with our consulting chefs._

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I’m Andras Forgacs, CEO of Modern Meadow – a company at the forefront of 3D-printed meat and leather. AMA! : IAmA
At [Modern Meadow](http://www.modernmeadow.com) we’re developing technology to 3D-bioprint meat and leather. In fact, we’ve already made some, wh…

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  1. I'm not sure how I feel about the number of questions about making human meat.

  2. Soylent Green. It's around the corner.

  3. I've been waiting for the "printing" of meat since I was 5. I remember specifically asking my parents if it was ever possible to remove meat from a cow but you didn't have to kill the cow to get it. When they cloned Dolly, I knew the day was coming and now it's really getting to be here. Five year old me is delighted, though I am gonna wait until they've done proper testing, etc. but once they've got a good all-clear notice, I'm all about this stuff.

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