In recent years, companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat have launched plant-based burgers that look and feel just like the real thing, and plant-based chicken nuggets that pass the kid’s test.

Companies are now trying to grow meat from real animals in labs, and the FDA has approved that lab-grown meat is safe for human consumption. Americans consume an average of 250 pounds of meat per person per year, plus an additional 20 pounds of fish and shellfish, yet more Americans identify as vegetarian or vegan.

That’s why the race continues to find meat alternatives that can conquer your taste buds and wallets.