Solein 新造蛋白質食品 Solar Foods的公司創造了一種名為Solein的粉末蛋白質，其製備方法是將二氧化碳、水、氮氣和微量礦物質餵給一群微生物。

 

在赫爾辛基附近一棟樸實的工業建築裡，一台機器靜靜地嗡嗡作響。它沒有農作物、沒有動物，也沒有陽光──然而，它卻在製造蛋白質。不是從植物，不是從昆蟲，而是從空氣中。這不是科幻小說。這是一個名為電蛋白發酵的真實過程，它可能會徹底改變我們對食品生產的所有認知。 這家名為Solar Foods的公司創造了一種名為Solein的粉末蛋白質，其製備方法是將二氧化碳、水、氮氣和微量礦物質餵給一群微生物。這些微生物利用來自再生能源的電能生長，在生物反應器中快速繁殖——就像釀造啤酒一樣。但最終產生的不是酒精，而是高蛋白、富含維生素的粉末，外觀像麵粉，味道幾乎無害。 與傳統農業不同，這種方法不需要耕地、不需要動物，也幾乎不需要水。過程產生的二氧化碳比肉類生產少1000倍，佔用的土地比種植大豆少100倍。一個貨櫃大小的生物反應器每天可以為數百人提供食物，即使在沙漠、冰凍地區或城市屋頂，也是如此。它不受天氣、季節或土壤的影響。 Solein 富含所有必需胺基酸，以及鐵、B 群維生素和膳食纖維。它可以添加到麵包、意麵、乳製品替代品、肉類替代品，甚至巧克力中。由於它幾乎沒有味道，可以適應其他口味，使其成為有史以來最靈活的蛋白質之一。它已經通過了歐盟安全評估，並將於 2025 年開始出現在歐洲各地的食品中。 長期願景？一個食物可以在任何地方生產的世界，只需要空氣和陽光。不再有供應鏈風險。不再有森林砍伐。不再有動物受苦。 Solar Foods 目前正與航太機構合作，將這項技術應用於火星和月球任務，因為在這些任務中，農業是無法進行的。 這不僅是一種新成分，更是食物起源的全新故事。

In a plain industrial building near Helsinki, a machine hums quietly. It doesn’t have crops, animals, or sunlight — and yet, it’s making protein. Not from plants. Not from insects. From air. This isn’t science fiction. It’s a real process called electroprotein fermentation, and it could change everything we know about food production.

The company behind it, Solar Foods, has created a powdered protein called Solein, made by feeding carbon dioxide, water, nitrogen, and trace minerals to a colony of microbes. These microbes use electricity from renewable sources to grow, multiplying rapidly in bioreactors — just like brewing beer. But instead of alcohol, the result is a high-protein, vitamin-rich powder that looks like flour and tastes nearly neutral.

Unlike traditional farming, this method needs no arable land, no animals, and almost no water. The process produces 1,000 times less CO₂ than meat production and uses 100 times less land than soy. One bioreactor the size of a shipping container can feed hundreds of people daily — even in deserts, frozen regions, or urban rooftops. It’s not dependent on weather, season, or soil.

Solein contains all essential amino acids, along with iron, B-vitamins, and fiber. It can be added to bread, pasta, dairy substitutes, meat alternatives — even chocolate. Since it’s nearly tasteless, it adapts to other flavors, making it one of the most flexible proteins ever developed. It has already passed EU safety assessments and will begin appearing in food products across Europe in 2025.

The long-term vision? A world where food is produced anywhere, with nothing but air and sunlight. No more supply chain risks. No more deforestation. No more animal suffering. Solar Foods is now working with space agencies to adapt the tech for Martian and lunar missions, where farming is impossible.

This isn’t just a new ingredient — it’s a new origin story for food.