3D Printed Food

3D Printers can be utilized to make 3D printed food as well. Being able to print any food with any shape would be a great feat, but they’re not quite there yet. However, 3D printing food is using its developing technology to feed soldiers. In an article entitled “Army Eyes 3-D Printed Food For Soldiers” it explores this subject more by stating “They would be able to have either powdered or liquid matrices that are very nutrient dense, that they have on demand that they can take and eat immediately to fill that need" (Shahani).

SOURCE: www.npr.org

With the involvement of 3D printing, soldiers can get the nutrition and food they need with something compact as well as having actual flavor embedded into the product. The article does explain further on that this is still in testing for roughly 10 years. This could solve many problems facing soldiers constantly on the move, given it works successfully. Despite 3D printing food and it’s tremendous potential there are costs to it as well. Jobs would not only be taken away by farmers but chefs, and restaurants as well. If people can just make their own food, there would be no point in investing in restaurants. This could devastate the economy even more so.