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Is lab-grown meat actually 'vegan'?

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Is lab-grown meat the future? Find out how it’s made, what it tastes like and when it might be available at a restaurant near you as we tour the lab at Ivy Farm Technologies. In this episode:


  • How Ivy Farm select and grow animals’ muscle and fat cells
  • Why growing cultivated meat is similar to brewing beer
  • How does a lab-grown meatball cook?
  • Why cultivated meat can be suitable for vegetarians and vegans
  • Why animals are ‘inefficient’ and converting plant calories into meat calories


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