Hybrids/blends: Not so simple

A growing slice of the alt-meat sector has been in the hybrid category: Some combination of plant-based protein and meat, whether conventionally raised animal protein or, to a much lesser degree, cultivated meat.

Several companies have made progress in the space, including Mush Foods, Quorn, 50/50 Foods and, more recently, Asentia. But what has played well as a selling point — all the taste and texture and…