A carbon footprint evaluation performed in collaboration with ClimatePartner has concluded that cultivated elements produced by BioCraft Pet Nutrition emit only a fraction of the emissions of typical beef byproducts utilized in pet meals.
In line with the evaluation, a hypothetical beef byproduct emits 21.28 kg CO₂ per kilogram, whereas BioCrafted Meat produces simply 1.73 kg CO₂ per kilogram — solely one-twelfth as a lot. The calculations have been based mostly on internationally acknowledged methodologies and used emission elements from trusted databases.
Notably, the evaluation in contrast BioCraft’s elements to beef byproducts not sometimes consumed by people — similar to offal, bones, blood, and fats — moderately than prime beef cuts. That is necessary as a result of these byproducts are sometimes considered sustainable, however the figures present that this isn’t essentially the case.
“BioCraft’s method demonstrates a excessive stage of useful resource effectivity by maximizing product yield per quantity of preliminary nutrient inputs, which immediately contributes to the considerably decrease carbon footprint of the ingredient,” mentioned Jakob Sterlich, CEO of ClimatePartner Austria GmbH. “Such improvements are necessary steps in lowering the environmental impression of pet meals elements, similar to feed, water use, methane emissions, and land use.”
“Distinctive manufacturing course of”
Utilizing culture-grown animal cells, BioCraft produces an unstructured ingredient that doesn’t require further downstream processing. Its first product is produced from mouse cells, and can be utilized as a one-to-one alternative in moist or dry pet meals at comparable inclusion ranges to conventional meat slurry.
Since BioCraft produces uncooked elements, the carbon footprint evaluation measures “cradle-to-customer plus end-of-life”; this contains extraction and pre-processing of uncooked supplies; packaging, manufacturing, and supply of the product to pet meals manufacturing corporations; and disposal of the product and its packaging on the finish of its life. Nevertheless, it doesn’t account for emissions throughout the manufacturing of the ultimate client product or client use.
The information comes after BioCraft acquired registration to sell cultivated pet food ingredients within the EU earlier this yr, earlier than saying a partnership with Prefera Petfood to commercialize cultivated cat meals.
“The distinction in CO₂ emissions between BioCrafted Meat and traditional beef used for pet meals is because of our distinctive manufacturing course of, which harvests the total contents of the bioreactor, which additionally makes it fairly totally different from cultivated meat manufacturing,” mentioned BioCraft founder and CEO Dr. Shannon Falconer. “The environmental impacts of elevating cattle are brought on by the whole animal, not merely the parts used within the human meals provide.”
