# Air-Based Butter Alternatives Savor Foods Makes Butter from CO2 and Water By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2024-07-19 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savor-foods References: [designtaxi](https://designtaxi.com/news/426950/Bill-Gates-Backed-Company-Crafts-Butter-From-Thin-Air-Tastes-Like-Real-Thing/) & [savor.it](https://www.savor.it/)  There are more animal-free butter alternatives on the market than ever but [Savor Foods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savor-butter) stands out by making butter for butter enthusiasts from water and an abundant resource, carbon dioxide. "These are real fats, not a substitute," emphasizes the Californian company. By capturing CO2 and combining it with hydrogen and oxygen in a thermochemical process, Savor deconstructs the core components of fat to mimic the look, taste and texture of real butter. The result is a product that not only performs like conventional butter but also reduces greenhouse gas emissions and conserves farmland and water resources. Making a kilo of traditional butter produces 16.9 kilograms of carbon dioxide but Savor's alternative contributes just 0.8 grams. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 54% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 25% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Carbon-capture Food Production:** Utilizing carbon dioxide in food production processes represents a shift in reducing greenhouse gases while creating sustainable food sources. - **Animal-free Dairy Alternatives:** Innovations in creating animal-free dairy products offer consumers plant-based and sustainable options without compromising on taste and texture. - **Thermochemical Processing in Food:** Applying thermochemical processes to deconstruct and reconstruct fats could revolutionize how alternative food products are developed and manufactured. ### Where This Applies - **Food Technology:** The utilization of advanced processing techniques to create sustainable and environmentally friendly food alternatives provides immense growth potential in the food technology industry. - **Sustainable Agriculture:** Innovations such as CO2-based butter alternatives highlight the expanding niche of sustainable agriculture focused on reducing environmental impact. - **Plant-based Foods:** The increasing variety of plant-based food products, made possible through advancements in food science, opens new opportunities within the plant-based foods industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Carbon-Made Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savor-butter.md) - [Coconut-Based Butter Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-than-butter.md) - [Plant-Based Butter Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantbased-butter-alternatives.md) - [Eco-Friendly Organic Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organic-butter.md) - [Cultured Plant-Based Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/future-of-butter.md) - [Carbon-Neutral Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ivys-reserve-salted-farmhouse-butter.md) - [Allergen-Free Butter Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unbutter.md) - [Fermented Plant-Based Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fermented-plant-based-butter.md) - [Free-From Plant Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nextgeneration-plantbased-butter.md)