It’s a remarkable fusion of ancient craftsmanship and alchemy.” In turn, Kupczyk has launched Sahu Sacred Oils in Buffalo, where he plans on distributing the oils throughout the US.

This finding suggests that Homo sapiens had a taste for starch much before the domestication of crops shaped the human diet.

Researchers from the University at Buffalo and The Jackson Laboratory discovered that ancient humans possessed multiple copies of the AMY1 gene, which enables the digestion of starches.