The following report is from Vegconomist:
Today, June 27th, Jellatech reveals a major milestone in its mission to eliminate animals from the food system, starting with collagen and gelatin: after just two years of existence, the North Carolina team announces the successful development of a full-length, triple helical and functional collagen made from its own proprietary cell lines.
This is a major milestone for us. Being able to see our clean cell-based collagen with the naked eye – it brings happy tears.
Founded in 2020 by Stephanie Michelsen, who was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2022, the company secured $2 million in seed funding last year and just recently received a strategic investment from cellular-focused VC firm CULT Food Sciences.
Collagen — a by-product of the meat industry — is widely used across various categories in a highly lucrative market totaling around $8.4 billion. Demand for the ingredient is increasing due to its common usage in food texturizers, vaccine stabilizers, pill capsules, and the clarification of wine and beer, amongst many others. Currently, however, the protein is only found in animals; therefore various emerging biotech firms are working on the removal of animal cruelty from the equation, including Geltor and Aleph Farms.
This achievement just shows that we have a way and now we have laid the stepping stones for a sustainable future of protein production.
While other companies are using fermentation and plant-based collagen, Jellatech says these applications are more limited in that they are not bio-identical to that of animal-derived collagen and as such are unable to provide the same functionality. This is the problem Jellatech has now been able to solve through its cell-based collagen technology.
CEO Stephanie Michelsen comments today:
It is becoming more and more evident that we need to change many of our existing practices and the way that we sustain our planet. This achievement just shows that we have a way and now we have laid the stepping stones for a sustainable future of protein production.
Senior Scientist Christopher Gilchrist states:
Collagen formation is a complex process that requires specialized machinery found only in mammalian cells. We’re working to harness the innate ability of these cells to produce collagen that is bio-identical to native collagen and do it in a sustainable and animal-free way.
We’re thrilled to see that our cell-derived collagen appears bio-identical to collagen derived from animals. Because of this, we have a wide range of exciting applications from biomedicine to cosmetics to food and beverage.
Adds Rob Schutte, Head of Science
The race to save our planet and its inhabitants is on; it starts with food, but goes far beyond that, says Jellatech. And it’s true that the use of animals and animal cruelty is all-encompassing and omnipresent. Investors and innovators such as these must continue to find animal-free solutions across the board.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Yet another example of the move to remove meat and animal by-products off the market, by hypocritically using animal cells to make a fake animal by-product, when you could have just used the real thing…
[1] Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; [2] Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; [3] Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. [4] For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: [5] For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.1 Timothy 4:1-5
However I will note that the many collagen products you see at the stores, that have exploded onto the scene in last five years, are immensely processed and are, in my opinion, another fad and scam supplement.
If you want good and healthy collagen, then eat pastured-raised bone broth and stock, and quality fats.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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“Yet another example of the move to remove meat and animal by-products off the market, by hypocritically using animal cells to make a fake animal by-product, when you could have just used the real thing…”
I’m not sure how the process of making this collagen goes, but would it be more trouble to do this than just to raise livestock the right way?
It’s almost as if they read the King James bible, then do the opposite of what God wants us to do. More proof that these people are led by the devil.