Building a fattier—and healthier—future: How AI could revolutionize the food industry

Food manufacturers are desperate for high-performance fats that meet ESG targets. As meat consumption rises, they’re increasingly concerned about supply chain security. Meanwhile, consumers seeking healthier alternatives to traditional meat are often let down by the price, taste and nutrition of meat alternatives, such as lab-grown meat.

The industry needs a new kind of fat — one that delivers on taste, health and sustainability, while being scalable and affordable. That’s where my business, Hoxton Farms, comes in.

[Machine earning] helps us to optimise media recipes, balancing cost and performance. It will take all the ingredients in a recipe and suggest new combinations in different ratios. … Computer vision algorithms then analyse microscope images to identify which cells have grown best, and this data loops back … to refine future suggestions. …

This is just the beginning of using machine learning for cultivated products. Growing fat at large scale and low cost is a big challenge, but one AI is poised to help us solve. I’m glad Hoxton Farms is on the forefront of this movement, on the way to cultivating a deliciously fatty future.

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