Food Science & Cooking · Projected milestone

Grown steak with marbling

Estimated year~2042

14% by 2047 · including earlier years

The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.

Whole cuts of cultivated beef with real muscle fibres and fat marbling, grown on edible scaffolds, are sold widely instead of only minced products.

What the forecast means

Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)

Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.