The news has been dominated by lab-grown meat for the past three years. But one scientist at UC Irvine thinks food scientists are missing the main point: monocropping of soy, palm, and corn to make cooking oils is the biggest climate impact. By synthesizing cooking oils, which is already being done on a global […]
Scientists say that instead of corn and soy farming, lab-grown oil is better for the planet. This article first appeared on Good News Network.
Over the past three years, lab-grown meat has received a lot of attention, but one UC Irvine scientist thinks food scientists are overlooking the fact that soy, corn, and palm are being monocropped to produce cooking oils with the greatest impact on the environment. by converting cooking fats into a chemical, which is now done globally
The earliest version of the article, Rather of Corn and Soy Farming, Use Lab- Grown Oil for the Planet, Scientist Says, was published on Good News Network.
