Finnish scientists grow cell-based coffee

In a recently published article, the Finnish VTT Technical Research Center provided detailed information on the production of coffee grown in the laboratory. The scientific paper published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry comes two years after scientists first brewed coffee grown from cells in the laboratory in 2021. The article describes precisely the process followed by scientists in the production of coffee, starting with the coffee plant, the creation of cell cultures that change the aroma during roasting, the caffeine content, the taste analysis and the sensory profiling by the tasting panel. However, the study emphasized that the journey of lab-grown coffee to grocery store shelves and consumers is a process. Dr. Heiko Rischer, senior scientist at VTT and head of plant biotechnology, explained: – It is one thing to grow coffee from cells in a bioreactor, it is quite another matter to make it a commercially viable product. The raw material from different ...