The 3d printer that can print fruit

There is a cambridge firm that has come up with a devise that uses a culinary technique known as spherification to build replica raspberries and blackcurrants using flavoured gel.

The droplets of gel are placed into a dish of solution, and positioned in such a way to mimic the shape and colour of various fruits, which are then spooned out of the dish and are instantly edible. 

 

t was revealed at the Tech Food Hack event earlier this week, organised by Microsoft Research Cambridge. 

To create the flavours, the researchers use fruit juices mixed with powdered sodium alginate, dripped into a bowl of cold calcium chloride.

Each drop of the alginated liquid forms into a small sphere in the calcium solution and this solution causes the outer layer of each sphere to form a thin, flexible skin.

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The printer, pictured, was created by designers at Massachusetts firm Dovetailed, and is aimed at chefs and foodies. It was revealed at the Tech Food Hack event earlier this week, organised by Microsoft Research Cambridge

The firm has already perfected how to create raspberries, pictured, and blackcurrants, and is working on developing larger fruit such as apples and pears. To create the flavours, the researchers use juices mixed with powdered sodium alginate, dripped into a bowl of cold calcium chloride

Dr. Vaiva Kalnikaitė, creative director and founder of Dovetailed, said: ‘Our 3D fruit printer will open up new possibilities not only to professional chefs but also to kitchens in our home - allowing us to enhance and expand our dining experiences. We have re-invented the concept of fresh fruit on demand.’

Dr Gabriel Villar, Chief Inventor at Dovetailed, added: ‘With our novel printing technique, you can not only re-create existing fruits, but also invent your own creations. The taste, texture, size and shape of the fruit can all be customised.’

The firm has already perfected how to create raspberries, blackberries and blackcurrants and is working on developing larger fruit such as apples and pears.

Each drop of the alginated liquid forms into a small sphere in the calcium solution and the solution causes the outer layer of each sphere to form a thin, flexible skin. Users can then spoon out the fruit, pictured, and it is instantly edible

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Earlier this week, a Norwegian father built a 3D printer, pictured, out of Lego to make pancakes. Miguel Valenzuela, from Oslo, Norway, and his PancakeBot tour the country making presentations to school children, and he has made the plans to his brilliant invention available online

Earlier this week, a Norwegian father built a 3D printer out of Lego to make pancakes.

Miguel Valenzuela, from Oslo, Norway, and his PancakeBot tour the country making presentations to school children, and he has made the plans to his brilliant invention available online.

The father-of-two wrote on an Indiegogo fundraising page that his unique invention was inspired by his daughters, and he built the contraption to help inspire children to become interested in engineering.

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