3D food printing is the manufacturing of food products using a digitally controlled, robotic process to precisely mix and deposit layers of ingredients to construct food pieces. While robotic-based food manufacturing has been used for some time to automate food preparation processes and reduce human workload, 3D printing offers a different user experience. It allows greater creativity and control of the food manufacturing process by allowing the users to customise and personalise food forms (e.g. colour, shape, flavour) and materials directly. 3D printing of food is in its infancy. Currently...
3D food printing is the manufacturing of food products using a digitally controlled, robotic process to precisely mix and deposit layers of ingredients to construct food pieces. While robotic-based food manufacturing has been used for some time to automate food preparation processes and reduce human workload, 3D printing offers a different user experience. It allows greater creativity and control of the food manufacturing process by allowing the users to customise and personalise food forms (e.g. colour, shape, flavour) and materials directly. 3D printing of food is in its infancy. Currently 3D food printing is used in gourmet dining, and for high-end cake decoration and printing of plant based ‘meat’. However, there is significant interest in 3D food printing and the industry is likely to grow rapidly in the future.
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All countries/settings around the world have the ability to produce low-cost, sustainably sourced, culturally appropriate protein that does not rely on animals. At scale, this will probably be done by micro-extrusion so as to give the products the texture of meat.