Air-based shake revolutionizes food
The Air Company, the company that produced the shake, is in New York, and revealed some details of the process
Air-based shake? It sounds like science fiction, but it's not. One of the great concerns of scientists in relation to the daily life of astronauts is their food when they are in space. It is necessary to be creative and respect a series of issues when producing the food ingested by them. Therefore, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States - opened a competition for technological ideas that meet the dietary requirements and needs of astronauts.
In the contest, one of the finalist products is a nutritious shake whose basic ingredient is human breath. The Air Company, the company that produced the shake, is in New York, and revealed that the process consists of recycling the carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts to develop yeast-based nutrients for protein shakes.
Stafford Sheehan, co-founder of the company, claimed to have modified an invention of his to be able to produce proteins, carbohydrates and edible fats from the same system. The protein drink has the consistency of a whey protein shake and has a "sweet, almost malty flavour."
