3D printing of a pavlova

Review Informing the Design of 3D Food Printing for People with Swallowing Disorders: Constructive, Conceptual, and Empirical Problems

“…In total, the search methods yielded 16 articles for inclusion in the review that related both to 3D food printing and also referred to applications for people with dysphagia or swallowing disorders [8,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31]. Data were extracted from the included articles as follows: first author, year, type of paper, aims and contribution, and results relevant to swallowing disorders and texture-modified foods.…”

“…However, recent reviews of the 3D food printing literature draw heavily upon non-peer-reviewed promotional industry material, websites, forums, short conference abstracts, and book chapters [e.g., 12,13,15,16,27]. Despite numerous claims that 3D printed food will be a solution for people with swallowing disorders [see 27], we found very few original research reports on foods printed [28,24,25] and no scientific evidence that 3D printed foods had yet been shown to improve mealtimes or nutrition for people with swallowing disorders (see Table 1 for relevant quotes). The multidisciplinary nature of research in 3D food printing to date is evident in multidiscipline authorship teams.…”

“…There is a concern about the use of additives for enhancing the suitability of different food products for 3D printing. However, the papers by Kouzani et al [24,25] indicate that there are a variety of food products which can be 3D printed without involving any additives. The need for more attractive-looking consistent texture-modified foods is impetus for further development in 3D printed food technology for all food textures and consistencies (e.g., 3D printed pasta, ravioli, mince and purees) to help meet the individualised food texture requirements of those with swallowing disorders.…”

3D Printing of Food for People with Swallowing Difficulties

“…Three-dimensional (3D) food printing is emerging as a computer-aided-design (CAD) and additive-manufacturing approach for producing food products [1]. The benefits offered by 3D food printing include custom design and production of visually appealing foods, making foods for people with special mealtime needs, reduction in design and fabrication time and cost, and decrease in dependency on the skills of personnel (e.g., direct support workers).…”

“…For example, a meat burger was printed from ingredients such as pork meat, beef, walnut, red berry jam, salt and pepper [3]. Kouzani et al [1] 3D printed a pavlova with chocolate garnish. The work was carried out in the following steps: preparation of meringue, design of the pavlova, printing of the pavlova, baking of the pavlova, design of the chocolate garnish, printing of the chocolate garnish, and assembly of the pavlova with the chocolate garnish.…”