Japan’s Integriculture Develops Products Made From Cultivated Duck Liver

Japanese cultivated meat company Integriculture has successfully developed prototype products made from cultivated duck liver, which were recently showcased at a sensory evaluation. The products included restaurant-style dishes like citrus dessert, Indian street snack, and pie crust with sweet potatoes, as well as processed foods like foie-gras style delicacy and liver paste with cocoa powder. Tasters reported favorable responses, describing the foods as indistinguishable from non-cultured options.

Established in 2015, Integriculture aims to establish cellular agriculture as a bankable sector. The company received funding to invest in scaling up production and research and development. With the establishment of the Craft Essen Council, Integriculture is collaborating with various organizations to promote the acceptance of duck-derived cultivated foods and normalize the cellular agriculture industry. CEO Yuki Hanyu sees this as a step towards establishing the industry as credible and bankable.