Date Posted: 09/23/24
NCP In The News: How a dairy additive startup is finding success in precision fermentation by thinking small
(Originally posted by FoodDive)
Alternative milk has become a key success point of the plant-based movement — a beacon that consumer purchasing behavior can change.
According to the National Consumer Panel, 41% of U.S. households purchased plant-based milk in 2022. Oat milk and almond milk are the most popular.
TurtleTree is hoping that openness will transfer to cultivated milk, which is created through biofermentation. This milk is not plant based but is instead true milk cells produced by yeast.
The dairy industry contributes about 4% to greenhouse gas emissions, or two billion metric tonnes of CO2, a year. Dairy production uses millions of tons of water annually — a single dairy cow will consume 30 to 50 gallons of water a day while lactating. Feeding and raising cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo requires about 2.5 billion acres of land, almost 7% of the total land on Earth.
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