Scientists Create Vanilla Ice Cream from Recycled Plastic, Can it be Eaten?

"Scientists Create Recyclable Plastic Vanilla Ice Cream, Can it be Eaten?"

Dream - Ice cream is one of the dishes favored by all people, from children, adults, to parents. The main ingredients for making ice cream are milk and fruits that have a sweet taste. However, a designer from England created a different flavor of ice cream. Instead of using two processed milk or fruits, this designer uses recycled plastic waste as its raw material.

Scientists Create Vanilla Ice Cream from Recycled Plastic, Can it be Eaten?

Although not yet tried, the unique innovation is said to have a taste similar to vanilla ice cream in general. Quoting from Oddity Central, this innovation originated from Eleonora Ortolani's final project at Central Saint Martins Design School, who created something new.

Made from Recycled Plastic

"He started using a little plastic to create the taste of ice cream as his experiment material. This ice cream, named 'Guilty Flavours,' is inspired by the way young designers recycle plastic into unique items. Eleonor has also heard about a species of worms that can digest plastic bags."

From the two previous pieces of information, he began to investigate the possibility of humans eating plastic, breaking it down, and making it disappear forever. He acknowledges that this experiment is quite challenging because he has to find other scientists who share the same thoughts.

"I never imagined being able to make food from plastic," said Eleonora. Finally, Eleonora collaborated with researcher Joanna Sadler from the University of Edinburgh who helped her synthesize synthetic vanillin from plastic. They also combined enzymes to break the super strong bonds between molecules in the plastic structure. Then, another enzyme was used to synthesize these molecules into vanillin."

After going through a long scientific process, Eleonora finally succeeded in creating plastic ice cream that has a scent similar to vanilla. However, no one has tasted this homemade ice cream yet.

This is because recycled ice cream is considered a new food, so it still needs to be researched and studied further. However, the molecular structure observed from the experiment appears to be similar to vanilla. Now, the world's first plastic ice cream is in the refrigerator to be displayed at Central Saint Martins. Eleonora hopes that her discovery can be the beginning of a larger recycling movement.

"Jika saya memberitahu Anda 'bahan dalam es krim itu berasal dari sampah plastik', Anda pasti tidak akan mau memakannya" kata Eleonora.

"\u201cBut when you understand that fundamentally everything is part of the same ecosystem and we can even consider plastic as part of the same ecosystem, then this makes a lot of sense. We drastically need to change the way we eat and the way we perceive food,\u201d"

"he said."

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