US start-up Savor says its synthetic vegan fat, made without livestock or the crops needed for margarine, could cut carbon emissions and save rainforests
Interesting. The obvious limitation here is that while they’ve made fatty acids, they still need purchased glycerol to attach them to. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a cheap byproduct right now but for the future that needs to be worked on. I’ll eagerly await it on store shelves.
Also a fun fact: If they’re using fossil carbon, which they probably are, eating this stuff will fuck up any carbon dating preformed on you.
Yes, somebody please post the full article. I’m poor.
Sorry, here:
https://archive.is/L35cY
Interesting. The obvious limitation here is that while they’ve made fatty acids, they still need purchased glycerol to attach them to. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a cheap byproduct right now but for the future that needs to be worked on. I’ll eagerly await it on store shelves.
Also a fun fact: If they’re using fossil carbon, which they probably are, eating this stuff will fuck up any carbon dating preformed on you.