Israeli company produces 3D-printed vegan meat — in pictures

The plant-based alternative is produced in a laboratory in Rehovot

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  Workers pack 3D-printed vegan sausages produced by Israeli start-up Redefine Meat, in Rehovot, Israel. All photos: Reuters

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  Redefine Meat hopes to establish its products as an alternative to conventional meat.

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  Redefine Meat operates large-scale meat printers at its Rehovot headquarters south of Tel Aviv and has a new factory in the Netherlands.

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  The company makes its products from ingredients including soy and pea proteins, chickpeas, beetroot, nutritional yeasts and coconut fat.

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  Redefine Meat has teamed up with importer Giraudi Meats to drive the European distribution of its 'new meat' steak cuts produced using 3D printers.

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  Chief executive Eshchar Ben-Shitrit said the adoption of Redefine Meat's tenderloin and striploin steaks by chefs in expensive restaurants had proved their quality.

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  Giraudi will help Redefine Meat to launch its products at restaurants and butchers in France this month, then in Italy, Greece and Sweden later this year.

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  Its products are not cheap, with restaurants in Israel, Britain, the Netherlands and Germany paying about $40 per kilogram for steak cuts.

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  However, excitement about plant-based meat alternatives has receded as inflation and recession concerns force some consumers to opt for cheaper animal-derived products.

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