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ㆍ3D printing food is eco-friendly by using alternative materials and cell cultures, preserving the planet’s ecosystems and biodiversity.
ㆍIsrael-based foodtech company ‘Stakeholder Foods’ has created the world’s first 3D printed eel, giving new momentum to the plant-based industry.
ㆍCreate your own unique recipes by manipulating the 3D printer and enjoying new flavors.
Stop the extinction of eels
What’s the easiest way to serve eel our table? Print eel. (No more fishing and cooking eels for eating.) Stakeholder Foods has created the world’s first vegan eel using a 3D bioprinter developed for alternative seafood production. This product has the potential to revolutionize the plant-based market and solve the problem of eels being at risk of extinction due to illegal fishing and commercial overharvesting. The 3D printed eel will eliminate the need for fishermen to catch, clean, and serve it. Additionally, there will be no need for eels to go through multiple processing and sales companies after being caught, making food manufacturing a simple process that only requires a 3D printer. Stakeholder Foods has used its expertise in 3D printing and cultured meat to produce hundreds of tons of product per month at a low cost. If the 3D printed eel becomes commercially available, it will be a game-changer in the food industry.
“Does it truly taste like eel?”
Sure! Food 3D printers operate by transforming food material into edible ink that is printed through a nozzle to create food. Steakholder Foods aimed to achieve an eel-like texture through precise 3D printing layering. They developed a unique 3D bioprinting process called “dropjet” that finally allowed them to recreate the eel’s complex texture. To flavor the eel, they used a technique that blends plant-based ingredients that mimic real eel meat. The result is a vegan eel. Steakholder Foods also produces plant-based meat and seafood products with complex textures, including beef steaks, white fish, and shrimp. Their technology is focused on two things.
1. DLS(Drop Location in Space): It is used in the production of fish and seafood, it creates a delicate texture similar to that found in seafood.
2. FPL(Fused Paste Layering): It is used in meat production and allows the fibrous texture of meat to be reproduced in plant-based products.
With this technology, Steakholder Foods has developed a cutting-edge technology that allows them to create a wide range of textures and flavors, ranging from the delicate fiber of a white fish fillet to the robustness of a beef steak. Soon, they plan to introduce a 3D printed cultured eel product, made using cells from ethically harvested eels. This unique product will provide a more authentic eel-like flavor and texture, ensuring that every bite of your 3D printed food is delicious and satisfying.
Come to the Print Cafe!
We may have the ability to walk into a cafe where there are 3D printers lined up, and order any food we desire. We will eat it after making it, not cooking it. Last week, Steakholder Foods gained approval to sell their 3D-printed plant-based fish and steaks in the USA. Additionally, there is a restaurant in the Netherlands that specializes in 3D printing food, and the U.S. military is planning to use this technology to provide personalized nutrition and combat rations to soldiers on the battlefield.
What if you could customize your own nutrient mix and decide when your body digests it? Toptable, a South Korea’s startup, is opening up a new market for 4D food printing. With their technology, you can now create customized pills with specific textures, sizes, and nutritional values. You can even set the point at which the nutrients dissolve in the body. This means that 3D printed food can become hyper-personalized. The process is quite simple, and you can create your own recipes and become a personal chef. If you’re really good, you can even make steak that tastes like ell. So why not visit a print cafe and make your own weird and wonderful food?
