CULT Food Science Corp has announced the filing of a provisional patent application on March 11, 2022, regarding methods for the production of cultured meat and the inclusion of additives in the production of cultured meat.
The company said it is working to develop its own intellectual property (IP) in the form of patents and other intangible assets that will aid in the production of meat directly from cells.
The application details an enriched cultured meat product that is proposed to comprise cultured meat grown from a cell line and a protein from a plant source, the company added.
“CULT’s development of its own IP in the form of patents and other intangible assets is both exciting and necessary as we strive to differentiate the company over time. We are expanding beyond the simple allocation of capital across the cellular agriculture industry and I am energized by the promising future of CULT,” Lejjy Gafour, president of CULT, said in a statement.
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CULT’s presented outcomes are focused on incorporating certain plant-based additives, including but not limited to teff, a fine ancient grain native to the area known as the Horn of Africa, to enrich the amino acid profile of cultured meat.
Producing meat without the wasteful slaughter of animals is significantly more efficient, the company said.
“For example, studies indicate that cultivated meat would use land 60% to 300% more efficiently than current poultry production and 2,000% to 4,000% more efficiently than current beef production,” it added.
Cellular agriculture would also greatly reduce the risk of fecal contamination and the need for animal confinement, as well as the need for antibiotics in meat production. The commercialization of cultured meat is also expected to significantly reduce greenhouse gases, waste and contamination from agricultural runoff.
Accordingly, CULT is focusing its methods on producing cultured meat in an efficient and sustainable way, to provide an alternative to the negative environmental impact of traditional meat production, the company said.
“We are working hard to make CULT more valuable as we pursue the goal of advancing and optimizing the global food supply chain as we know it, for the benefit of animals, people and the earth,” Gafour added.
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