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Israeli seafood startup Forsea Foods has unveiled a prototype of cell-cultivated freshwater eel — a first of its kind — with plans to introduce it commercially as early as next year.
Foresea Foods announced it has unveiled its eel analog
Lab-grown eel meat is anticipated to boast a markedly reduced environmental footprint compared to meat sourced from livestock.
Wild freshwater eels are at risk of extinction due to overfishing but their meat can now be cultivated from cells
Eel meat is unlike any other: it is fatty, tender, and ‘almost melts in your mouth’, explains Roee Nir, co-founder and CEO of Forsea Foods. The start-up is working to mimic these attributes with stem cells in a lab.