Batavia, Illinois — In a revolutionary food-tech breakthrough, a company backed by billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has developed a lab-made butter derived entirely from carbon dioxide and hydrogen—without using animals, plants, or oils.
The company, Savor, based in Batavia, Illinois, has begun commercial production of the product, which is made using a proprietary thermochemical process. The result is a butter alternative that looks, tastes, and smells like traditional dairy butter but is entirely synthetic and carbon-based.
Savor’s innovative approach utilizes captured carbon dioxide and hydrogen in a closed-loop system, reportedly producing zero greenhouse gas emissions while consuming minimal land and water resources—a stark contrast to traditional dairy production.
“This is a fundamentally new category of food,” a spokesperson for Savor said. “We’re not imitating butter from cows or plants. We’re building it molecule by molecule using carbon from the air.”
Currently, Savor’s butter is being distributed to select restaurants and bakeries, with plans for broader retail availability in the coming years.
The development marks a significant milestone in the growing push for climate-friendly and sustainable food alternatives, a movement increasingly backed by venture capital and high-profile investors like Gates.
With the global food industry under pressure to reduce emissions and resource use, Savor’s carbon-based butter could signal the beginning of a new era in food innovation—one where taste and sustainability are no longer at odds.
