We have all seen and are beginning to discuss the various plant-based meat and milk alternative foods in the market. Most are based on soybean and other legumes, oat, wheat, pea, or nuts. If you’ve tried these products and find them not quite like the “real thing”, you still must be impressed that they are as close as they are.
As we are discussing in class, the food science and engineering involved in making these products is truly incredible. But now comes a technology that has created a whole new level of awesomeness.
Would you believe making protein from air? Check out this website that claims just that. Evidently, they have isolated a microbe that captures carbon and nitrogen from the air to make carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Grow the microbe in fermenters and voila – you can make meat from air!