This startup just raised $5.2 million to make vegan lamb and game meat

San Francisco-based vegan meat startup Black Sheep Foods has raised $5.25 million in seed funding. The company introduced its first product, meat-free lamb, last fall and aims to create more vegan versions of animal meats. BSF sees a void in the plant-based market where few, if any, companies are recreating these specialized meat varieties.

Meat-free lamb from BSF, a plant-based company, is the result of two years of research and development. BSF developed analytical chemistry to identify the key compounds that give meat like lamb its distinct gaminess and complexity. Ingredients such as texturized pea protein, coconut oil, and cocoa butter were used to create a product that mimics the flavor and texture of animal meat.

Lamb is one of the most commonly consumed animal by humans, but BSF’s meat-free lamb uses 95 percent less land, 95 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and half as much water as commercially raised lamb, according to the company. Lamb also ranks worst among all domesticated meat sources on the key measure of waste versus reward, says BSF.


Expanding Accessibility of Vegan Game Meats

SBF’s plant-based lamb meatballs will be served at restaurants across the Bay Area this year, including Indian, Arabic and Mediterranean eateries. Souvla also plans to introduce BSF meatballs to their Delta Airlines offerings, which are available to first and business class travellers. “We’re planning to expand to other parts of the country this year,” Kumar says.

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