3D printing: trends and approaches toward achieving long-term sustainability in the food industry
Issued Date
2024-01-01
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ISSN
07388551
eISSN
15497801
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85194497319
Pubmed ID
38797671
Journal Title
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology (2024)
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Thorakkattu P., Awasti N., Sajith Babu K., Khanashyam A.C., Deliephan A., Shah K., Singh P., Pandiselvam R., Nirmal N.P. 3D printing: trends and approaches toward achieving long-term sustainability in the food industry. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology (2024). doi:10.1080/07388551.2024.2344577 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/98624
Title
3D printing: trends and approaches toward achieving long-term sustainability in the food industry
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Abstract
Global food security has recently been under serious threat from the rapid rise in the world’s population, the problems brought on by climate change, and the appearance of new pandemics. As a result, the need for novel and innovative solutions to solve the existing problems and improve food sustainability has become crucial. 3D printing is expected to play a significant role in providing tangible contributions to the food industry in achieving sustainable development goals. The 3D food printing holds the potential to produce highly customized food in terms of shape, texture, flavor, structure and nutritional value and enable us to create new unique formulations and edible alternatives. The problem of whether the cost of the printed meal and 3D printing itself can be sustainably produced is becoming more and more important due to global concerns. This review intends to provide a comprehensive overview of 3D printed foods with an overview of the current printing methodologies, illustrating the technology’s influencing factors, and its applications in personalized nutrition, packaging, value addition, and valorization aspects to fully integrate sustainability concerns thus exploring the potential of 3D food printing.