Chilean experts try to innovate children's diet with 3D printed food [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - AFP
SANTIAGO, CHILE JUN 19, 2022 - 12:03 PM GMT+3

Technology is advancing rapidly and opening up new and never-before-seen opportunities for everyone. For example, back in the day, nobody would believe you if you said your printer could also cook you dinner but in Chile, nutritional experts hope a nutritious menu of 3D printed food with ingredients of some dehydrated "cochayuyo" seaweed, some instant mashed potatoes and hot water, will revolutionize the food market, particularly for children.

With a 3D food printer and a modern twist on the traditional use of cochayuyo, an algae typically found in Chile, New Zealand and the South Atlantic, Roberto Lemus, a professor at the University of Chile, together with several students, have managed to create nutritious and edible figures that they hope children will love to eat.

Pokemon figures, or any type of animal imaginable, are all fed into the 3D printer, together with the gelatinous mixture, and the food is "printed" out seven minutes later.

But, he stressed, the main focus is on nutritional content. "The product has to be highly nutritious for people, but it also has to be tasty," he said.

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