Artificial cow's milk is made from yeast by Israeli researchers

Researchers at the University of Tel Aviv experimented with yeast-free liquid from cows without cows. Professor Tamir Tuller, who works in the university’s bioengineering department, and food technology entrepreneur Éjal Iffergan have set up a joint venture for the new product, a company called Imagindairy, the university said. In recent years, there has been a growing belief that the dairy industry and the production of dairy products place a heavy burden on the environment and human health, and that large-scale livestock farming also raises ethical issues. That’s why biotechnology companies around the world have started looking for milk replacers, writes MTI. The goal of Imagindairy is to produce a liquid that preserves all the important nutritional values of animal milk and has the same taste, aroma and texture as milk, but without the suffering of cows and environmental damage. In addition, the company’s dairy and cheese products say they are much healthier than animal milk ...