Would you eat lab grown meat if it were cheaper, healthier and indistinguishable from the real thing?

Technology & Future ·Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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Would you eat lab grown meat if it were cheaper, healthier and indistinguishable from the real thing?

54%

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“Only after it has been widely consumed for years, I would want long term safety data before making it a regular part of my diet”

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Only after it has been widely consumed for years, I would want long term safety data before making it a regular part of my diet

54%

Absolutely not, natural food cannot be replicated in a laboratory regardless of how close the imitation gets

23%

I would rather eat less real meat than more artificial meat, reducing consumption is the more honest solution

15%

Yes, and I would actively prefer it, the environmental case alone is enough to make it the better choice

Yes, if it tastes the same and causes no animal suffering there is no rational reason to refuse

No, something about eating meat grown in a laboratory feels fundamentally wrong to me even if I cannot fully justify it

Country

% chose top answer

🇭🇷Croatia50%🇳🇱Netherlands100%🇺🇸United States100%🇧🇬Bulgaria67%🇧🇪Belgium100%

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Age

67%

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40%

20%

50%

35–44 is most divided — 40% “Only after it has been widely consumed for years, I would want long term safety data before making it a regular part of my diet” vs 20% “Absolutely not, natural food cannot be replicated in a laboratory regardless of how close the imitation gets”.

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Gender

67%

33%

43%

14%

Man is most divided — 43% “Absolutely not, natural food cannot be replicated in a laboratory regardless of how close the imitation gets” vs 43% “Only after it has been widely consumed for years, I would want long term safety data before making it a regular part of my diet”.

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