A technique still wet behind the ears, but shows much promise is food printing. So the future of the food industry could be getting really exciting, you might need to throw all your food recipes away and look at this new exciting trend.  This new phenomenon has many benefits with a simple push of a button you can create your wildest food dreams. However 3D Food Printing has a more strategic advantage- being able to reduce global warming.

The Rise Of Smooth Food

Food Printing came about as a result of European Interdisciplinary research in November 2012 in Brussels. The benefits of food printing, helps assist and personalize diets for older people, who suffer from chewing and swallowing problems.  Now arousing great interest in the public, due to the aftereffects of dementia, cancer and strokes people have become dependent on eating largely mashed food, which results in malnutrition.  Food Printing brings to people food that now is aesthetically pleasing as well as being nutritious.

Meals can be adapted to include all the necessary nutrients required, health requirements and portion size so that the appropriate balance will constantly be guaranteed. The enrichment of food and monitoring of the actual food intake is controlled via an app and software. Data is generated by the software and forwarded to the production. This complex printing process is done by jet printing, where, nutritious food, freshly produced food and strained food material is transported to the print head. The gelling system and software brings the required nutrients.

Introducing Foodini

Every Chef attempts to strike just the right balance between what looks amazing on a plate and what tastes as good. 3D Printers are here to fill the gap! Foodini was one of the very first 3D home printing machines. Coming into the market in 2014, it is an open capsule model, which allows the consumer to prepare and produce fresh ingredients into the machine and the machine will do the rest. Foodini is capable of printing a wide variety of real, fresh and nutritious foods, ranging from sweet to savory.

Bocusini

A little more advanced, a food printer with built in WIFI and a supporting internet platform. Bocusini is successfully supported on Kickstarter and already there are more than 30 food recipes out for this 3D Printer. Bocussini can print anything from confectionary, bakery to deli to meat, fruit and vegetables.

The Future of Food Printing

The production of food itself can create a number of problems. Global warming and the production of greenhouse gases and ever increasing, the incessant rise in the worlds’ population which in turn results in the need for better nutrition and a move to people being increasingly aware and conscious of fair treatment and livestock.

The inflation of food production results in the deterioration of livestock treatment. With society now becoming more educated and compassionate towards the way animals are being treated, the level of transparency required in converting livestock to food is very high. Companies are now aiming to artificially curate protein through 3D printing.  This new invention of Food Printing could really change life as we now know it, not only for the elderly but for the entire world!

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