Eggs without the chickens
The Citizen|October 12, 2024
Cultivated meat requires growth of muscle cells, eggs just need protein growth.
Hein Kaiser

Eggs are everywhere, and in almost everything we consume somehow or another. The protein binds burger patties, it's present in chocolate bars and of course, sunny side up at breakfast time.

"The egg is home to some of the most functional and nutritional proteins on the planet," said founder of Everyday Egg Arturro Elizondo.

Eggs contain over 200 unique proteins, each with its own role in food production, from foaming baked goods to binding ingredients.

There are never enough eggs and when outbreaks of bird flu or other conditions occur it can disrupt supply chains and the production of thousands of consumables. No eggs could mean no food security, simply put.

Global egg production stands at just over a trillion eggs per year laid by 6.4 billion hens.

Elizondo never intended to transform the food industry. He wanted to make a difference in the world, but initially figured that working in the public sector, for government, would be where he could effect change.

His career started in the US Supreme Court, then he worked for Credit Suisse and the US department of agriculture.

His qualifications have nothing to do with food. Elizondo read Government and Comparative Politics at Harvard University and did International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy in Switzerland.

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