DiscoverScience VenturesEp 6: Making food from waste
Ep 6: Making food from waste

Ep 6: Making food from waste

Update: 2025-03-03
Share

Description

What if we could turn agricultural waste into food? Scientists have developed a groundbreaking process that transforms corn stover—a common farming byproduct—into artificial starch and microbial protein using enzymes and yeast. This could help tackle global food security by creating sustainable, nutritious food sources from waste. Not only does this method improve digestibility and cost efficiency, but early studies suggest that artificial starch could also help regulate blood sugar levels, making it a potential health food.

Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Ep 6: Making food from waste

Ep 6: Making food from waste

Derrick Dao