Plant-based
What plant-based protein is derived from wheat gluten and is often referred to as ‘wheat meat’?
What is Seitan?
What traditional fermented food originated in Indonesia?
What is Tempeh?
What are the main two cell types used in cultivated meat?
What are muscle and fat cells?
The first cultivated burger was created by Mark Post at Maastricht University. What year did this happen?
2013
What plant-based protein source is known for its omega-3 fatty acids and is commonly used as an egg alternative?
What are flaxseeds?
What is the most commonly used plant protein in plant based burgers?
What is pea protein?
What is a key ingredient in cheese making that is produced using precision fermentation?
What is Rennet?
Which USA-based cultivated meat company was the first to get USDA and FDA approval in November 2022?
What is Upside Foods?
What year was Beyond Meat founded?
2009
Which grain is known for being a plant-based superfood with complete proteins and falls under the Chenopodium genus?
What is Quinoa?
What is the most common technology for making the fibrous structures in plant-based meat?
What is Extrusion?
What is the precision fermented molecule that Impossible Foods uses in their products?
What is Leghemoglobin?
What Southeast Asian country was the first country to approve the sale of cultivated meat?
What is Singapore?
What movement gained momentum in the 2010s, focusing on plant-based diets?
What is Veganism?
How many continents are there GFI alt protein project chapters located in?
Five
What plant-based protein is able to melt and stretch at high temperatures, similar cheese, and rhymes with “team”?
What is Zein?
What is the name of the filamentous fungal species used by Meati in their fungal meat alternative product?
What is Neurospora crassa?
There is a center in Boston dedicated to advancing cellular agriculture which is the production of animal products like whole cells or molecules through cell culture rather than growing the entire animal. What university is this center located at?
What is Tufts University?
Quorn was the first filamentous fungi meat alternative to be put on the market? What year was this?
1985
What class of medication could be drastically reducing our meat consumption?
What are Antibiotics?
Which is the name of the first egg-free mayonnaise, paving the way for a range of plant-based condiments?
JUST Mayo
Hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria can grow off H2 and CO2 rather than sugars and thus, are a microbial protein source of interest within the alt protein field. They can originate from multiple natural spots including host springs and sludge but one is located on the ocean floor. What is the name of this location?
What are hydrothermal vents?
A huge barrier to the commercialization of cultivated meat is the cost of media. What is the name of the substance in media that is the primary source of the cost of media?
What is serum?
What was the Good Food Institute founded?
2016
Our first General Body Meeting was a Tasting and Bonding event featuring produce from Umass Student Farms and Alternative Protein sent to us by a company. Which company’s alt protein products did we cook and taste?
What is Meati?