# Molecular farming for food

Contract manufacturing (CMO/CDMO/toll) — Genetically engineered food crops — pea, potato, soybean, tobacco — are being turned into biofactories for specific animal-identical proteins (myoglobin, ovalbumin, casein, thaumatin), aiming to reach USDA/FDA and EFSA approval as a plant-grown alternative to fermentation or cell culture.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/market/contract-manufacturing/molecular-farming-for-food/