Butter made from CO2, not cows, tastes like 'the real thing', claims startup
A California startup, Savor, supported by Bill Gates, innovates dairy-free butter from carbon dioxide. The lab-made alternative aims to mimic real butter taste, reduce environmental impact, and potentially launch in 2025.
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A California-based startup called Savor, backed by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, claims to have developed a dairy-free butter made from carbon dioxide instead of cows. The company utilizes a thermochemical process to create fat molecules using carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and oxygen, resulting in a product that reportedly tastes like real butter. Savor's alternative butter aims to reduce the environmental impact of traditional dairy production, with a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to animal-based butter. The company is currently in the pre-commercial stage, awaiting regulatory approval before potential sales in 2025. While meat and dairy alternatives have gained popularity, Savor emphasizes that its butter offers a flavor profile that closely resembles traditional butter. Bill Gates advocates for lab-made fats and oils as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact, highlighting the potential benefits of such innovations. The livestock industry, including dairy and meat farming, accounts for a substantial portion of global greenhouse gas emissions, making sustainable alternatives like Savor's lab-made butter a promising development in the food industry.
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8 commentsAt least with other capture methods the end result stays captured and isn't dragged around the world. I don't see the benefit here.
It doesn't.
I'm skeptical until a wider audience tries it.
Last time I read a similar project, they were hiding in the PR that they were using bacterias instead of chemistry or magic. When you see
CO2+solar -> grass -> cow -> butter
CO2+energy -> bacteria -> "butter"
part of the magic disappears.
It also is important to read the technical details about the composition of the fatty acids to know if it's "butter" or "margarine".
Some may even claim that you can't believe it's not butter.
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