Lab-Grown Burger, Made From Cow Cells, Gets a Taste Test

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Aug 6, 2013 1:09 AMNov 20, 2019 4:11 AM

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By Katie Engelhart

The burger made from cultured cells. Credit David Parry/PA The verdict is in. The world’s first hamburger made entirely of lab-grown, “cultured beef” tastes… OK. It’s a little bland, tasters reported of the patty, which cost over $330,000 to produce. And it lacks juiciness. (The burger contains no fat.) But otherwise, it has a good “mouth feel” and a solid texture. Most importantly: it tastes like it once lived and breathed and mooed. Scientists predict that you will be eating patties just like it in 10 or 20 years.

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