It’s been more than a year since food substitute/replacement Soylent launched its 1.0 product, and manufacturer Rosa Labs hasn’t been standing still. The company has iterated on the launch formula several times, and the current "version" of Soylent—version 1.5—tastes very different and has a much-modified ingredient makeup from its predecessors.
But this morning, Soylent creator Rob Rhinehart has announced a new development: ready-to-drink Soylent. Called "Soylent 2.0," the premixed product will ship in October to the US and Canada (more international shipping is coming, both for the old powder and the new liquid, but there isn't a solid timeframe). The new premixed liquid will come in 400 calorie bottles, sold in packs of 12, for $29 (if you subscribe to regular Soylent deliveries). That’s about $2.41-ish per 14oz (414ml) HDPE recyclable bottle. Assuming five drinks per day to hit 2,000 calories, that works out to about $12 per day of food. The per-day cost of powdered Soylent runs about $9 per day at its cheapest price.
The 2.0 premixed form again alters the fat/carb/protein ratios of the product, going from 43/40/17 to 47/33/20. The shift results in a glycemic index of 49.2. Soylent 2.0 remains vegan, like the powder, and Rhinehart stressed to Ars that about half of the lipid calories come from algal sources, which he calls a "very efficient, very sustainable way of producing food." The powder has always contained some soy lecithin, but the liquid actually shifts from rice protein to soy for its primary protein source.
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