# Margarine on The No Agenda Show

Margarine comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2008 to August 2025.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** August 2008 – August 2025
- **Related topics:** [Bill Gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [Canola Oil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/canola-oil.md), [High Fructose Corn Syrup](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/high-fructose-corn-syrup.md), [Hydrocarbons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hydrocarbons.md), [Hydrogen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hydrogen.md), [Mit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mit.md), [Nbc News](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nbc-news.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Savor Carbon-Based Butter and Bill Gates Investment

- **Episode:** [1790: Florida Ounce](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1790-florida-ounce.md)
- **Published:** 2025-08-14
- **Time:** 35:59–42:47
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1790-florida-ounce/chapter/savor-carbon-based-butter-and-bill-gates-investment.md

A startup called Savor, backed by Bill Gates, is producing synthetic butter using carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The process creates fats without agriculture, aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of food production. Critics label the product "Margarine 3.0," noting it is derived from hydrocarbons and resembles paraffin wax or petroleum-based products.

Keywords: savor, [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), synthetic food, [hydrocarbons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hydrocarbons.md), [margarine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/margarine.md)

### Skimpflation and Food Ingredient Substitution

- **Episode:** [1501: Under Salt](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1501-under-salt.md)
- **Published:** 2022-11-10
- **Time:** 3:02:38–3:05:16
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1501-under-salt/chapter/skimpflation-and-food-ingredient-substitution.md

"Skimpflation" is identified as a trend where food brands reformulate recipes with cheaper ingredients to offset rising costs. Examples include Smart Balance margarine reducing its vegetable oil content from 64% to 39% and other brands substituting sugar with high fructose corn syrup. A survey of 300 brands indicates that nearly two-thirds have recently changed their recipes, often resulting in lower product quality.

Keywords: skimpflation, [nbc news](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nbc-news.md), [margarine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/margarine.md), [high fructose corn syrup](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/high-fructose-corn-syrup.md), [canola oil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/canola-oil.md)

### MIT Solar Discovery, Hydrogen Storage and Polyunsaturated Oils

- **Episode:** [41: Planes Trains and Lyndon LaRouche](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/41-planes-trains-and-lyndon-larouche.md)
- **Published:** 2008-08-03
- **Time:** 54:23–1:00:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/41-planes-trains-and-lyndon-larouche/chapter/mit-solar-discovery-hydrogen-storage-and-polyunsaturated-oils.md

Dvorak dismisses a "major discovery" from MIT regarding solar-powered hydrolysis as a publicity stunt. He details the physical difficulties of storing hydrogen, noting that the atoms are small enough to leach through steel tanks. He also explains the industrial process of using hydrogen to saturate polyunsaturated oils to create margarine.

Keywords: [mit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mit.md), daniel nocera, [hydrogen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hydrogen.md), hydrolysis, [margarine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/margarine.md), safflower oil

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