Yeah this was getting pretty rough but definitely a good topic to discuss.
Not entirely sure the chemistry/enzyme work he did (never really filled me in/didn’t look into it much after that) but itd imagine some sort of dimerization between fucrose or something similar.
You’re correct in saying that with resources available we should definitely be able to it. But currently I’m a student in the biochemical/biophysical field and it seems like the major push is towards big pharma (which basically is like a correction of all the shit we put in food. Trying to fix what we created. But meh… different thread). I would hope food advancements come soon, because its pretty awful regardless of what you buy, organic/fresh/prepackaged. Maybe one day a larger majority of people will help make the push.
Sent as a fabrication of your imagination