Nutrium

Nutrium is a liquid nutrient blend with all of the necessary proteins, fats, vitamins, fibers needed to survive on a daily basis. It is a translucent silvery fluid that is stable at room temperature. Nutrium is a staple food of humanity.

Nutrium is a carefully blended all-in-one nutrient slurry consisting of twenty-three genetically curated plants mixed in an electrolyte hydration fluid. Since it consists of stable, processed ingredients, it has a near indefinite shelf life at room temperature. Even when exposed to scorching hot or below zero freezing temperatures for an extended period of time, Nutrium can still be consumed safely, albeit at a much lower efficiency and with a terrible aftertaste.

Base nutrium has no taste and a thick consistency.

Nutrium's success is attributed to a companion process known as Nutrium Sequencing. The fluid is run through a sequencing machine which can alter the taste, texture, and smell of nutrium to hundreds of different preset flavors. While the taste is similar to the actual products they are mimicking, most still prefer the taste of 'real' food products due to a perceived lack of depth of flavor.

Nutrium sequences can be categorized into a few popular types.

Nutrium Steak is a meat substitute block high in protein and fats. It is dispensed as a juicy, fleshy, solid block. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Calling it 'steak' is technically a misnomer since it is a generic meat that does not closely follow the flavor profile of chicken, pork, or beef. To remedy this, there are specialty restaurants that have their own sequences for nutrium steak to match different real life meats.

Nutrium steak can be processed in the same way traditional meats are. These processes can yield nutrium jerky, dry aged nutrium, smoked nutrium, and so forth. These methods are mostly to enhance the flavor of nutrium rather than for long term storage.

When cooked, nutrium steaks turn from silvery to a dull grey. Searing the nutrium will turn it a slightly brown color.

Nutrium flour is a white powderused for baking. It is dispensed as a solid brick from a sequencer and then ground down into a fine powder.