[deleted] t1_itjix6t wrote on October 24, 2022 at 2:37 AM

Reply to comment by naossoan in World's largest protein factory uses fermentation to produce 20,000 tonnes of protein annually for use in fish food in China by mutherhrg

We are. Companies with alternative meat like beyond meat and impossible foods are actually producing soy protein hemoglobin through yeast in giant fermentors. It is added to make alternative meat more.. “real”. We are getting a lot better at making good tasting things this way, it will just take a while and a lot of investment.

Economics always get in the way. No one wants to pay $10 /lb for Chumbucket patty when they can pay $3/lb for the krabby patty. This means it takes much longer for chum bucket to scale and improve its product.

naossoan t1_itjsk0e wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:00 AM

Right, yeah. I've had beyond meat at A&W before. Canadian fast food chain. I actually like it a lot more than their real burgers, except for I get a weird chemically taste from subsequent burps which are very unpleasant. Quite odd.