Additive Manufacturing in the Food Sector: A Literature Review

Abstract

This paper, through a literature review, explores the application of 3D Printing in the agri‐food sector. Food printing technology could provide a platform to experiment food design on shapes, colors, flavors, introduce artistic capabilities to fine dining, and extend mass customization capabilities to the industrial culinary sector. Furthermore, it has potential to support a personalized nutrition control mechanism; a prototyping tool to facilitate new food product development, and a potential type of new machines to reconfigure a customized food supply chain.

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“…printing technology has facilitated the development of 3D-printed food (Bravi & Murmura, 2021), which allows for intricate designs and customization of nutritional content based on individual customer preferences. Automated kiosks have been implemented in airports to facilitate the transport of luggage to the sorting facility and the corresponding airplane through conveyor belts (Jiang et al, 2023;Nielsen & Teist, 2020).…”

“…Restaurants have also incorporated automated methods for food delivery, including conveyor belt restaurant (Ivanov & Webster, 2023) and roller‐coaster restaurants (Jaiswal et al, 2023). The emergence of 3D printing technology has facilitated the development of 3D‐printed food (Bravi & Murmura, 2021), which allows for intricate designs and customization of nutritional content based on individual customer preferences. Automated kiosks have been implemented in airports to facilitate the transport of luggage to the sorting facility and the corresponding airplane through conveyor belts (Jiang et al, 2023; Nielsen & Teist, 2020).…”

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“…In addition, for people with specific needs, the food can be tailored according to their health requirements [ 16 , 48 , 55 , 94 ]. By using 3D printers, less waste are generated and cooking is more simple than before [ 1 , 5 , 13 , 94 ]. To simplify the process for new consumers of food 3D printing, it is possible to use e-recipes to print the food, therefore minimizing failure and managing nutrient content [ 46 , 58 ].…”

“…Recent innovations in manufacturing have made 3D printers more feasible for enthusiasts and business owners. Commonly, 3D printers feed on plastic, but with the recent advacement now they can print metals, ceramics, and food [ [1] , [2] , [3] ]. The benefits of using 3D printing, in general, are flexibility in design, the accuracy of the product, minimum waste, material customization, and less human interaction [ [4] , [5] , [6] ].…”