National Ag News
Research shows interest in trying ‘alternative meat’ products
May 2, 2019, 17:00 PM
by
Ann Gregson
Dr. Jayson Lusk, speaking at a symposium on consumer food trends in Omaha.
A symposium in Omaha looked at consumer trends that will affect the future of food and farming. One of those trends is so-called “alternative meat”, including both plant-based and cell-based, lab-produced products.
Purdue University economist Jayson Lusk says his latest research shows there is some interest in trying those products.
“One of the scenarios that we created is, ‘imagine you had a choice between four meat-like products—one is traditional meat and then you have three different kinds of alternative protein sources—so four options’,” Lusk says.
