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Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the real thing

Last updated: July 6, 2025 8:25 am
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Vegan cheese struggles to compete with dairy products

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If you are a cheese lover who is concerned about the environmental impact of traditional dairy products, there is promising news on the horizon. Researchers have successfully produced the milk protein essential for cheese and yogurt production in bacteria for the first time. This breakthrough could pave the way for cheese and yogurt to be created directly from plants, eliminating the need for cows in the process.

According to Suvasini Balasubramanian from the Technical University of Denmark, this innovation has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with dairy production.

Cheese production relies heavily on a complex mixture of chemicals found in dairy milk, with casein proteins playing a crucial role in forming the micelles essential for cheese structure. These proteins undergo phosphorylation, a process where phosphate groups are added to the caseins to interact with calcium and facilitate micelle formation.

While previous attempts to produce phosphorylated casein in bacteria using cow enzymes have been unsuccessful, Balasubramanian’s team has managed to create one type of phosphorylated casein in E. coli bacteria using bacterial enzymes. Although this modified casein contains slightly more phosphates than natural casein, Balasubramanian is confident that it will not impact the protein’s functionality.

The researchers are now focused on scaling up their production process to explore the possibility of creating cheese and other dairy products from this bacterial-derived protein. Additionally, they are investigating the potential role of other casein variants, such as kappa casein, which undergoes modification through the addition of sugars rather than phosphates.

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Traditional cheese production is known to have a significant carbon footprint, emitting approximately 24 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalents per kilogram of cheese. In contrast, plant-based foods typically have much lower emissions. By harnessing microbial fermentation techniques like precision fermentation or cellular agriculture, researchers aim to not only reduce emissions but also address environmental concerns and animal welfare issues associated with traditional dairy farming.

Balasubramanian’s team is exploring the use of feedstocks derived from alfalfa grass to further enhance the sustainability of cellular agriculture practices.

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