NecroJoe
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I was inspired to make this thread for one topic, and thought it maybe wasn't worth it's own thread on its own...but thought it was separate enough in concept from the other "Food" random thoughts thread to deserve its own conversation.
I imagine this to include everything from GMOs, agriculture techniques, super-efficient produce-growing buildings, etc.
So what inspired this thread in the first place was an ice cream brand called "Brave Robot", and their supplier "Perfect Day".
So, normally when you hear "animal-free ice cream", you assume that it's 1) plant-based, 2) not from an animal, and 3) isn't actually "dairy".
These companies make the argument that their product is the first two, but is also actually "dairy".
When you think about how milk is produced, plant matter and water is fed into a "machine", there's a chemical, mechanical, and enzymatic process, and out comes milk which is water, calcium, various proteins, etc. These companies claim to have invented an industrial process that replicates the proteins found in milk, without the cow, using a fungus. I personally found the taste and texture to be more like "real" ice cream than any alternative I've tried.
Is it technically "dairy"? I imagine the American Dairy Council would likely say "no"...but outside of an industry trying to protect itself...I think it should count, and shouldn't be restricted from using words like "milk" and "dairy".
I imagine this to include everything from GMOs, agriculture techniques, super-efficient produce-growing buildings, etc.
So what inspired this thread in the first place was an ice cream brand called "Brave Robot", and their supplier "Perfect Day".
So, normally when you hear "animal-free ice cream", you assume that it's 1) plant-based, 2) not from an animal, and 3) isn't actually "dairy".
These companies make the argument that their product is the first two, but is also actually "dairy".
When you think about how milk is produced, plant matter and water is fed into a "machine", there's a chemical, mechanical, and enzymatic process, and out comes milk which is water, calcium, various proteins, etc. These companies claim to have invented an industrial process that replicates the proteins found in milk, without the cow, using a fungus. I personally found the taste and texture to be more like "real" ice cream than any alternative I've tried.
Is it technically "dairy"? I imagine the American Dairy Council would likely say "no"...but outside of an industry trying to protect itself...I think it should count, and shouldn't be restricted from using words like "milk" and "dairy".
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