As we push our planet to its production limits and grow short on resources like arable land and fresh water, we’ll need to create sustainable protein sources to feed the planet. Air protein, though still in its early stages of development, has the potential to radically upend the white-hot alternative protein market while reducing strain on our ecosystem. The next few years will be critical to determining if air protein can, in fact, deliver on its promise to make tasty, infinitely scalable protein that’s cost competitive with soy or pea protein and also appeals to consumers. If so, it could be the next generation of protein we’ve been searching for. 

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