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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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[–] [email protected] 112 points 4 months ago (31 children)

the best part is —- it tastes just like regular butter.

Yeah, never heard that one before. Weird how every non-whatever replacement foodstuff tastes just like the original... literally 0% of the time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Vegan butter has tasted very good, both with their own tastes but also others tasting just like "normal" butter for years now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I ate margarine since forever, way before veganism was a thing. It's just a product that was cheaper than butter and it tasted good.

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