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The original was posted on /r/biology by /u/tamtrible on 2025-10-02 23:03:50+00:00.

Assume someone purified a bunch of mitochondria (such that neither anything else from the original cells, nor any residues of the purification process were present), and put them in a bowl with just enough water to keep them alive for a bit. And then, you ate them. What would it look like, feel like, and/or taste like? And would eating them do anything to you, beyond the effects of eating anything else that presumably contains calories and protein? Any other knowledge, information, or speculation you care to add?