Engineers Create Ingredients to 3D Print Food
In the near future, it will be possible to produce food with personalized shapes, textures, flavors and colors.
Dec 10th, 2020
Joao Carlos Silva
Food engineers in Brazil and France developed gels based on modified starch for use as ink to make foods and novel materials by additive manufacturing.
Bianca C. Maniglia, USP
It is already possible to produce food with a 3D printer, potentially delivering products that suit consumer preferences regarding taste, texture, cost, convenience, and nutrition. In the near future, it will be possible to produce food with personalized shapes, textures, flavors, and colors considered attractive and healthy for children and the elderly, for example.