This is what food made from air, water and electricity looks like

This is what food made from air, water and electricity looks like
The powder resembles turmeric and tastes like a light, nutty mix of cashews and almonds. (Image: Solar Foods)
Bloomberg
By Low De WeiIt doesn’t look particularly appetising – a mustard yellow-hued powder with the texture of starch – but the ingredient that made its global debut in Singapore on Thursday is being touted as the latest breakthrough in food technology.Produced from air, water, electricity and microbes by Finnish start-up Solar Foods, the substance can be used to make anything from bread to pasta. It had its first official tasting after the city-state approved the sale of products containing the ingredient last October.The powde...

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