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Bill Gates-backed startup makes ‘butter’ out of water and carbon dioxide (www.zmescience.com)
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A California-based startup called Savor has figured out a unique way to make a butter alternative that doesn’t involve livestock, plants, or even displacing land. Their butter is produced from synthetic fat made using carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and the best part is —- it tastes just like regular butter.

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago

My thought was "I doubt you can make fat only with hydrogen and carbon", but fats/lipids are literally hydrocarbons. Adding other elements changes the taste, so it isn't necessary to have mammals anywhere in the production chain.

Very interesting and probably not the first time this is/has been done. It seems quite obvious.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like margarine with more chances to shit myself

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I see you didn't read the article