A Brief History of 3D food printing technology

Past and Present 3D food printing technology

Speaking of past lives 3D food printer, it had to bring 3D printing technology. The first 3D printer in 1986 by the Massachusetts Institute of invention, since, 3D printing technology through rapid development, to be applied to all aspects of life.

In 2011, the application of 3D printing technology is extended to the field of food processing. British researchers have developed the world's first 3D chocolate printer, which is a 3D food printer prototype. After a start-up company has developed in Spain famous for the Foodini the 3D food printer, was formally perfect 3D food printer.

Chinese food in the 3D printing technology, but also to catch up. There is a company specializing in the production of a non-threshold chocolate 3D printer, it can allow everyone to become 3D printing gourmet chocolate. Next, they will develop with powdered sugar and as a raw material batter 3D food printer, make 3D food printer truly become a "21st century microwave oven."

How to print out food

To understand how the 3D cuisine is printed, you need to understand the operating principle of 3D food printer. Many people might ask, 3D food printer is not very complex, but high-tech ah.

In fact, the principle is based on 3D food printer 3D printing technology, but is replaced by the raw ingredients, and then the 3D printer is engineered to fit the food cooking. 3D food printer is developed on the basis of a 3D rapid prototyping printing technology on food manufacturing equipment. Equipment including food 3D printing systems, operation control platform and food capsules three parts. The printed materials in the food edible capsules, and then enter the machine recipe, press the on button, the nozzle will be formed by agglomerating technology, according to the pre-designed shape layers will produce a superimposed manner "print" out. 3D food printer can not only change the shape of personalized food, improve food quality, but also can freely mix, balanced nutrition.

3D food printer is how to do it? First, raw or cooked, fresh or frozen food minced, mixed, concentrated to a syrup, filling ingredients to the printer storage tanks. Like color printer ink cartridges, but this is not stored inside the ink, but the above ingredients thick paste; then, users according to their preferences, through the control panel design with personalized style or pick their favorite from a stored database shape, press the start button, the machine will follow the procedures to control the injection nozzle layers "Print" of food to.

All those delicious able to "print out"

3D food printer can print out what food it?

So far, you can print out successfully 30 different foods, there are six categories: candy (chocolate, marzipan, chewing gum, candy, jelly); baked goods (biscuits, cakes, desserts); snack products (potato piece, tasty snacks); fruit and vegetable products (various fruit purees, fruit juices, fruits and vegetables jelly or gel); meat (different sauce and meat products); dairy products (cheese or yogurt).

3D chocolate printer is now all 3D food printer, the fastest growing. The first to develop a 3D food printer is 3D chocolate printer, the United States and China have developed related products.

Pizza This "fight halogen Nang" is a favorite in the West have a cuisine, this year the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has decided to invest $ 125,000 authorized vendor developed 3D printers can print a pizza to improve astronauts' diet Level.

It works like this: the first layer of the first powder and paste into the dough, which is printed on the hot iron, so that you can immediately underlying Pisa barbecue; then, after mixing with the oil powder and tomato paste on pizza dough; last plus a layer of protein, Pizza so a 3D print on baked.

A child's favorite candy, 3D food printer can round lollipop child's dream. United States, a 3D printing company in 2014 launched the candy printer can support monochrome or color print candy. It not only can print a variety of shapes of candy, also supports chocolate, vanilla, mint, cherry, sour apple and watermelon flavors, very rich.

A 3D printer called "ChefJetPro" is the first commercial production of 3D food printer, it looks like an oven. In the internal tray placed a layer of dry sugar, then the printer nozzle will emit water, sugar and melted part of the dry shaping and carving, then these sugar will harden, like a bowl of sugar after wet harden as You can also choose to join the pigment in the water, so that you can print out the color of the candy.

3D food printing brings a new concept of healthy eating

The rapid development of 3D food printing technology, has given the food industry and catering industry has brought a revolution. Some people worry that 3D printing technology will let cook food unemployment. In fact, this is unfounded, compared to the traditional food manufacturing, 3D printing food can save a lot of trouble, but you really want to address the cooking, 3D printing technology has no meaning. In particular, to do better Chinese cuisine, 3D printer is more of a decoration. But for someone like KFC, Pizza Hut fast-food industry such or as home food aid equipment, 3D printing technology still has a lot of useless.

3D food printing technology can provide personalized diet for children, the elderly and people of different ages. As a German company introduced a "Smoothfood" of 3D printing food, which will be liquefied and condensed to produce a gum print out a variety of food, easy to chew and swallow, is likely to be elderly care industry innovator.

In addition, 3D food printing technology can also take advantage of new ingredients, such as algae, sugar beet leaves and insects these nutrients sustainable resource extraction, made of non-traditional foods, which may alleviate the problem of global food shortage.

The most important thing is food pleasant mood, and 3D food printer to meet the emotional needs of people. Thus passed through their hands warm design their favorite food styling, increased interest in life, children can also make a variety of animal shapes, make exclusive love cake lover, love elderly parents make nutritious meals, with 3D Food feelings.

Source: Internet