In addition to scaling and cost hurdles, cultivated meat production faces the unique challenge of developing final products that meet the consumer’s expectations of conventional animal-based meat, including larger pieces akin to whole cuts. However, most prototypes are made from ground meat and do not look exactly like whole cuts. Why is this the case?

Source: A Deep Dive into the Role of 3D Scaffolds as the Building Blocks for Cultivated Meat – vegconomist – the vegan business magazine