New Fats Quest Sees Cow-Free Butter Made Using CO2: Supply Lines

Bill Gates tasted it earlier this year and couldn’t believe it wasn’t real butter.

Now, the spreadable fat that’s made without cow’s milk — and through a process using carbon dioxide — is getting ready to hit American restaurants.

Startup Savor is working with chefs to start selling in the US early next year, pending regulatory approvals. The butter is made from a mix of sunflower lecithin combined with fat that’s obtained by mixing CO2, heat and hydrogen.

To help scale up, the California-based company has raised $33 million in funds from venture capital investors including Synthesis Capital and Gates’ own Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Savor is among a growing number of startups on a ...