I think the real problem goes deeper than appealing to the palate: we have a long history of creating heavily processed foods that are disastrous for human heal

I think the real problem goes deeper than appealing to the palate: we have a long history of creating heavily processed foods that are disastrous for human health. A massive proportion of the first-order treatment and maintenance advice from what I'd call the ongoing "gastrointestinal research revolution" boils down to: "eat real, whole foods". To a large extent, I bin this work in with things like Soylent, until proven otherwise: a narrow attempt to create an edible substance with poor alignment to actual human biological needs.