Soon people will start eating customized 3D-printed food

I always dream of the day we will be able to download food from a website, that dream is soon becoming a reality because soon we will be getting highly customized 3D-printed food items to eat. The technology will be used in the food industry in the next twenty years to come. New research provides that the tech will customize food and expedite delivery of food to consumers.

“No matter what field you are in, this technology will worm its way in,” said Hod Lipson, a professor of engineering at Columbia University and a co-author of the book ‘Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing’.

“The technology is getting faster, cheaper and better by the minute. Food printing could be the killer app for 3D printing,” he added.

Lipson made the observation at the Science Feeds Innovation’ held recently in Chicago. He said 3D printing is a good fit for the food industry because it allows manufacturers to bring complexity and variety to consumers at a low cost hence users could choose from a large online database of recipes, put a cartridge with the ingredients into their 3D printer at home, and it would create the dish just for that person, Lipson said.

The most interesting part is that the user could customise it to include extra nutrients or replace one ingredient with another. India Today reports.

“3D printing already is having an impact within the company, even though it is not yet being used to make food. For example, consumer focus groups were shown 3D-printed plastic prototypes of different shaped and coloured potato chips. Using a prototype such as that, instead of just a picture, elicits a more accurate response from the focus group participants.” Anshul Dubey, research and development senior manager at PepsiCo said.

“The army is not left out as fur as food technology is concerned. The US military is researching on similar uses for 3D food printing, but it would be used on the battlefield.” Said Mary Scerra, food technologist at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Centre in Natick, Massachusetts.

“In 2025 or 2030, the military envisions using 3D printing to customise meals for soldiers that taste good, are nutrient-dense, and could be tailored to a soldier’s particular needs. Wouldn’t it be interesting if they could just print and eat?” She added.

The technology will ideally work as the Foodini machine which is a 3D printer for food. 3D printers are currently used in many things including skin printing which great.

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--- Erick Vateta is a lawyer by training, poet, script and creative writer by talent, a model, and tech enthusiast. He covers International tech trends, data security and cyber attacks.

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