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Soylent is a meal replacement beverage, advertised as a "staple meal", available in both liquid and powdered forms. Its creators state that Soylent meets all nutritional requirements for an average adult.〔 It was first created and tested by software engineer Rob Rhinehart as a self-experiment in nutrition. Subsequently, the powdered version of Soylent was developed into the first product line of the company Rosa Labs, who currently markets and sells the formulation. Rosa Labs states that the current formulation is based on recommendations of the Institute of Medicine〔(Nutrition - Soylent ). Retrieved 10 June 2015.〕 and that Soylent meets the current Food and Drug Administration requirements to be sold as a food. Rosa Labs also states that Soylent includes all of the elements of a healthy diet, without excess amounts of sugars, saturated fats, or cholesterol.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What is Soylent? )〕 == History == On February 13, 2013 Rhinehart detailed his initial 30-day experiment in food replacement〔(How I Stopped Eating Food ). Feb 13, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2015〕 on his blog before later sharing the nutritional information and original formula〔(What's in Soylent ) Feb 14, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2015〕 for interested parties. Posts to his blog over the next two months detailed modifications to his personal formula. These modifications led to a crowdfunding campaign on Tilt that raised over US$3 million〔 aimed at moving the powdered drink from concept into production. As of 2015, this crowdfunding campaign remains the most funded food-related crowdfunding project ever accomplished. After the campaign, Soylent had venture capital financing for a seed round of $1.5 million〔(Crowdfunding Darling Soylent Nets $1.5 Million In VC Funding ). October 22, 2013〕 to further develop proof of concept. Media reports have detailed how operations began for Rosa Labs in April 2014, using a relatively small US$500 system to ship the first US$2.6 million worth of product.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=How We Spent $500 on Tech to Ship $2.6M of Soylent )〕 In January 2015, Soylent received $20 million in Series A round funding, led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.〔(Soylent Raises Money ). Retrieved 22 January 2015.〕 Prior to June 2015, Soylent was only available for purchase and shipment to those in the United States. On June 15, 2015, it was announced that Soylent would begin shipping to Canada〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soylent : Now Shipping to Canada )〕 at the same price in US dollars as for United States customers. Expansion to European countries is a stated future goal. In July 2015, it was announced that Soylent would move its corporate headquarters to Broadway Media Center, located in downtown Los Angeles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soylent To Relocate Headquarters to Broadway Media Center in Downtown Los Angeles )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soylent (drink)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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