Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Neither.
An artificial egg product approved by Bill Gates and Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel is made entirely from plants, thanks to food scientists at San Francisco-startup Hampton Creek Foods. The company has created faux mayonnaise and a variety of baked goods using their plant egg substitute, which is coming soon to a Whole Foods near you.
The products are made from a “simple, but awesome species of peas,” sorghum and “11 plants (in total) that are particularly awesome,” CEO Josh Tetrick told FoxNews.com.
Tetrick came up with the idea for Just Mayo and Beyond Eggs products, after returning to the United States after 7 years of living in Sub-Saharan Africa working with impoverished communities.
“When I got back, I wanted to see how I could use business to make a difference,” Tetrick who holds a Juris Doctor from Michigan Law School, told FoxNews.com. “After reading a lot about our food system, I began to see how crazy it was.”
Tetrick says that there are 1.8 trillion eggs laid every year, nearly all of which come from “places that normal people do not what their food to come from.”
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