Synthetic Food Takes the Hassle Out of Eating Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A tub of potassium gluconate is seen on a production table at the Soylent corporate office in Oakland, California on September 09, 2013. ( Josh Edelson/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Mythili Rao Produced by PRI and WNYC