įoodini, a commercially available printer, was introduced. In vitro meat was printed for the first time using a bioprinter.Ī chocolate printer that prints various shapes, sizes, and geometries using milk, dark and white chocolate was introduced. PERFORMANCE was a project focused on printing easy to chew and easy to swallow food for seniors. Ĭhoc Edge was the first commercially available 3D chocolate printer. History CandyFab YearĬornell a project led by a group of students, was the first multi-material 3D printer to print food materials such as chocolate, cookie dough and cheese.ĬandyFab was able to print large sugar sculptures by using hot air to selectively melt and fuse sugar grains together. The food can be customized in shape, color, texture, flavor or nutrition, which makes it very useful in various fields such as space exploration and healthcare. The most advanced 3D food printers have pre-loaded recipes on board and also allow the user to remotely design their food on their computers, phones or some IoT device. Most commonly, food grade syringes hold the printing material, which is then deposited through a food grade nozzle layer by layer. 3D printing techniques to make food 3D-printed chocolateģD food printing is the process of manufacturing food products using a variety of additive manufacturing techniques.