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There was a lot of talk about farmed shrimp, and wild shrimp in 2016, as is usually the case. But this year also saw a not-so-typical shrimp topic broached – that involving fake/synthetic shrimp.
California-based startup company New Wave Foods was hard at work this year creating a protein that looked and tasted like
“I truly believe that the future consumer will not care if the product came from an animal or not as long as it tastes in a way that they want it to taste and it’s sourced in a responsible way that’s appealing. As long as the texture, the flavor, etc. is the same, we believe that the consumer will see [New Wave shrimp] as seafood,” Florian Radke, a marketing specialist with the technology-driven food producer, told SeafoodSource.
Is fake shrimp more sustainable than the real deal? Read through this commentary to find out.
Read it again: http://www.seafoodsource.com/commentary/synthetic-shrimp-redefining-seafood-sustainability
