{"id":729909,"date":"2020-07-28T10:07:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T08:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/material-lab\/material\/sausage-of-the-future\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:34:03","slug":"sausage-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"material","link":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/sausage-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Sausage Of The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eine-wurst-mit-insekten-nussen-oder-gemuse\">A sausage with insects, nuts <br\/>or vegetables<\/h1>\n    <section class=\"info-slider alignfull\"\n             style=\"--items-per-row:2;\"  data-component=\"slider\" data-gap=\"0\" data-loop=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"slider__container swiper\">\n                <div class=\"slider__slides swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"slider__slide swiper-slide theme--dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-format-contained teaser-format-contained--size-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-The-Sausage-of-the-future-Carolien-Niebling-7-1000x1000.jpg\" class=\"teaser-format-contained__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-The-Sausage-of-the-future-Carolien-Niebling-7-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-The-Sausage-of-the-future-Carolien-Niebling-7-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-The-Sausage-of-the-future-Carolien-Niebling-7-720x720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"slider__slide swiper-slide theme--dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Teaser #729909 not shown due to image missing. -->                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"slider__slide swiper-slide theme--dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-format-contained teaser-format-contained--size-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-The-Sausage-of-the-future-Carolien-Niebling-2-1000x1000.jpg\" class=\"teaser-format-contained__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-The-Sausage-of-the-future-Carolien-Niebling-2-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-The-Sausage-of-the-future-Carolien-Niebling-2-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-The-Sausage-of-the-future-Carolien-Niebling-2-720x720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                            <div class=\"theme--dark\">\n                    <div class=\"slider__button-prev swiper-button-prev theme--dark\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"slider__button-next swiper-button-next theme--dark\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n\t\t\t             <div class=\"slider__scrollbar swiper-scrollbar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/section>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sausage-of-the-future\">Sausage Of The Future<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The enormous consumption of animal products led Carolien Niebling to develop &#8220;The Sausage of the Future.&#8221; She worked with a chef, a master butcher and a molecular gastronome to produce an alternative that would reduce the meat content by 30-50% by adding other foods. Made with protein-rich ingredients, such as pecan nuts and insect meal, the sausages are a special taste experience, along with salamis made from fruits and hazelnuts, as well as almond meal. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also shares the Dutchwoman&#8217;s idea that society consumes too little protein and compensates for this with animal foods. She achieves the goal of steering consumers to question their eating habits primarily through the look of her innovation.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/positivechange\/\">#positivechange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/workforabetterworld\/\">#workforabetterworld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/pioniersofchange\/\">#pioneersofchange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/sustainabledesign\/\">#sustainabledesign<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/designforthefuture\/\">#designforthefuture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/productdesign\/\">#productdesign<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/organic\/\">#organic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/innovative\/\">#innovative<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">Product name: The Sausage of the Future<br\/>Manufacturer: <a href=\"https:\/\/carolienniebling.net\/The-Sausage-of-the-Future\">Carolien Niebling<\/a><strong><strong> <\/strong><\/strong>supported by ECAL, published by Lars Muller Publishers<br\/>Project status: Concept \/\/ <strong>Prototype<\/strong> \/\/ Ready for market \/\/ Ready for series production<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-sans-serif has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Solanki, Seetal: Why Materials Matter. 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