In the lab at C16 Biosciences, yeast are fed sugar in bioreactors
C16 Biosciences
The world’s first microbial alternative to palm oil smells faintly of carrots. Made by fermenting yeast, the oil could help reduce the problem of deforestation tied to palm oil production.
“We’re trying to prevent future destruction of rainforests,” says David Heller, co-founder of C16 Biosciences, the company developing the oil. The oil is liquid at room temperature and has a dark orange-red colour. The company has begun using the new oil in an oil blend sold …
Article amended on 13 March 2023
We clarified what the yeast are fed in the bioreactors