Abstract
Meat is consumed by mankind for centuries due to its unique taste and nutritive properties. In recent years, the amount of meat consumption has increased significantly due to the increase in the world population and the development of the meat industry. Livestock production and related processes are held responsible from a remarkable portion of greenhouse gas emissions which are the main cause of global warming. Increasing the amount of meat production raises consumer concerns on issues such as zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial residues, animal rights and animal welfare, and brings some ethical issues. As a solution, vegetable-based meat-like products are produced as an alternative to meat and meat products. In addition, efforts on the commercialization of meat production under in vitro conditions in laboratory environment continue extensively. In this study, the future and sustainability of meat production as well as the characteristics and production technologies of meat-like products produced as an alternative to animal meat are compiled.