3D printed food has been one of the exciting food tech innovations in recent years. Simply understood, 3D printed food is an additive manufacturing technique, whereby most often syringes deposit food stuff layer by layer to build a structure. Some of the most advanced at-home printers can empower their users to customize in-built recipes via their phones or computers. As 3Dsourced.com explains, “If you have ever iced a cake using a piping bag, these food printers are similar, except with robotic precision as they deposit edible filament in your desired shape. Once one layer of your edible model is finished, the food 3D printer starts on the layer above, creating a three-dimensional food model over time”. Customers can make their own 3D printed food at home using this advanced technology. But there are also a raft of professional food manufacturers who have delivered some incredible products to the market using similar methods. Let’s take a deep dive into the world’s most amazing 3D printed foods!

1. Sugar Lab’s Treats

Sugar lab’s 3D printed pastries are too incredible to ignore. The LA-based startup boasts 3D printed ganache filled bonbons, truffles and other delicious products. “Our vibrant 3D printed pastry shells now come stuffed with gooey, fudgy chocolate ganache extravagantly” the company explains. The company’s staff has a background in architecture and also recently launched their first line of 3D printed sweets. 

2. Nourished

Nourished are leading the way when it comes to the 3D printed nutrition market. The UK-based company are known for their personalised 3D printed gummy supplements. Martyn Catchpole, Chief Technological Officer at Nourished, spent 18 months researching the optimum technology for the company to adopt. He explains: “there are many reasons why 3D printing allows us to create a better end product compared to the mass-produced process of traditional vitamin supplements. One of the main reasons is that we are able to deal with certain factors that can affect the efficacy of the vitamin, such as light, heat, moisture or how individual vitamins react to each other”. Based in Birmingham, UK, the company is expanding their operations worldwide.

3. The SavorEat Burger 

SavorEat’s burgers have a unique foothold in the market, since they’re both 3D printed and produced by a robot chef. The 3D printer uses infrared light to cook the burgers while they print. SavorEat recently floated on the Tel Aviv stock market and was valued at $51.2 million. And the company have announced a partnership with French foodservice company Sodexo to carry out a pilot program in North America.

4. The Redefine Meat ‘Steak’

Israeli startup ‘Redefine Meat’ is another company leading the way in the 3D food production market. Their 3D printed steaks are designed to accurately replicate the taste and texture of real meat. And in early 2021, the company raised $29 million in a funding round led by venture capital firms Happiness Capital and Hanaco Ventures. With the alternative meat industry thriving, and projected to be valued at $8.1 billion by 2026, it’s easy to see why 3D printed meat-free alternatives are an exciting prospect. 

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