What kind of milk is artificial milk? What's the difference between artificial milk and ordinary milk? Artificial meat company has just been listed in the United States, and artificial milk has also come. On May 7, Mike shedlock, a columnist at the global economic research website mishtalk, introduced more environmentally friendly, healthier and more expensive artificial milk in an article. Scientists believe that we are on the cusp of a huge change in the way milk is produced in history: no cows are needed.
Artificial meat, which is popular in the market, has made artificial milk red unexpectedly recently.
Mike shedlock, a columnist at global economic research website mishtalk, recently introduced more environmentally friendly, healthier and more expensive artificial milk in an article.
Apart from animals and plants, we can create artificial milk in test tube. With a strong sense of black technology, it also has the potential to surpass the popular oat milk. And behind this, it is people's yearning for a healthy life.
In this track, it has been crowded with Nestle, DuPont, BASF and other business giants, as well as hundreds of start-ups.
What is artificial milk?
From Silicon Valley in the United States to laboratories in Switzerland in Europe, hundreds of millions of dollars have been used to develop and produce bioengineer milk with the same taste but different protein content as ordinary milk.
87% of ordinary milk is water, and the remaining substances include protein, enzyme, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin and mineral. The latter is where artificial milk technology really needs to work.
In the laboratory, the scientists then put these chemicals into the test tube according to the needs of consumers, and used the bioengineering yeast to produce real milk protein. The ultimate goal is to reproduce the taste of ordinary milk, but at the same time, it can be more nutritious.
What are the advantages?
The biggest advantage of artificial milk is that it is healthier.
Take breast milk oligosaccharides as an example, which can regulate the intestinal flora, prevent diarrhea and resist infection. Recently, the World Health Organization also found that it can prevent infants from becoming obese.
But it's the substance that is almost harmless. At present, if you don't drink breast milk, you can only buy the corresponding formula to brew by yourself.
In the laboratory, human milk oligosaccharides can be directly added to artificial milk without any mammalian participation or post-processing.
In addition, artificial milk is more environmentally friendly.
About 3% of greenhouse gas emissions per year can be attributed to dairy production. If the world stops consuming dairy products and meat, 75% of the cultivated land area can be saved, which is as much as that of the United States, China, the European Union and Australia. If artificial milk is really accepted by the market, the above credit can be recorded in its name.
Supporters also say artificial milk can liberate dairy cattle from unnecessary abuse.
Of course, if artificial milk wants to be recognized by the market, it is necessary not only to control the cost (the initial cost of artificial milk is twice that of ordinary milk), but also to be ready for the test of dairy farmers and dairy consumers.
Can artificial milk make a big impact on oat milk
From the perspective of the global liquid milk industry, artificial milk has the opportunity to become a 'troublemaker'. But its competitors are not only traditional milk, but also vegetable protein milk, especially Oatmeal Milk, which has been praised by fashion and health people in recent years.
The exclusive article of wall street news members previously wrote that in addition to the most mainstream almond milk, soybean milk and coconut milk, there are quinoa protein drinks, pecan protein drinks, rice milk, hazelnut milk, flaxseed milk and so on. Among them, almond (64% of the market share), soybean (13% of the market share) and coconut (12% of the market share) are still the mainstream of vegetable protein milk, but oat milk is growing significantly.
Take the United States as an example. According to Nielsen's data, in the past year, the sales of oat milk in the United States increased by nearly 50%, while the overall sales of vegetable milk market increased by only 9%, the sales of traditional milk decreased by 2.8%, and the sales of skimmed milk even decreased by 16.5%.
It is worth mentioning that oat milk is also becoming a highly respected coffee additive of the 'post milk generation' among Chinese coffee makers because of its' lower fat 'or' more fiber '.
From 'fake meat' to 'fake milk' to 'real health'
With the advent of artificial milk, from "fake meat" to "fake milk", the market no longer seems to pursue the true flavor of nature, but is more enthusiastic about technological replication, ecological protection, and even telling stories about health.
Behind the artificial meat and milk, it reflects people's longing for healthy ecology and life. Artificial meat is not meat, and its health depends more on the method and diet; artificial milk is not milk in the traditional sense, but it can add healthy chemical elements in its manufacturing process.
Fairlife, a milk brand owned by Coca Cola, released 2% lipid-lowering ultrafiltration milk last year, which claims to be rich in DHA omega-3, which is good for consumers of all ages, especially for brain health.
Bakoma, a Polish dairy company, launched lactose free yoghurt and yoghurt drinks for the elderly, which are rich in calcium and vitamin-D, and can enhance the health of bone, muscle and immune system of the elderly.