Steak was printed on a 3D bioprinter in Israel

An Israeli company printed the world's largest steak using stem cells on a 3D bioprinter, World of NAN reports citing meatinfo.ru.

The cultivated steak from the bioprinter, consisting mainly of fat and muscle cells, weighs exactly 104 g. The MeaTech manufacturer from Nes Tzion in Israel believes that it is the largest of its kind to date. The cells used to make the steak were produced using a patented process that first isolates and multiplies bovine stem cells from tissue samples. After reaching sufficient cell mass, the stem cells were turned into biocernels and printed as the structure of the steak using a 3D bioprinter.

According to the company, the printed product was then sent to an incubator for maturation, where the printed stem cells differentiated into fat and muscle cells. This formed the fat and muscle tissue for the steak, respectively. Cultured steak consists of real live muscle and fat cells and does not contain soy or pea protein, which are commonly used as alternatives for plant-based meat production.

Management believes that cultivated meat technology has significant potential to improve meat production, simplify the meat supply chain and provide consumers with a range of new product offerings. Today, they are working to develop cell lines for beef, pork and chicken.