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PLANT-BASED MEAT
MARKET ATTRACTING
3D PRINTING FIRMS
Companies behind the fastdeveloping
3D printing technology
have set their sights firmly on
working with the rapidly-growing
plant-based food industry, says
GlobalData.
Andy Coyne, Food Correspondent
says: “If we thought about 3D
printing and meat at all, it was
probably the idea that at some stage
in the future the process would lead
to the creation of a steak in a lab. It
had a feel of science fiction about it.”
Meat alternatives are increasingly
becoming mainstream and 3D
printing businesses, such as
Israel's Redefine Meat and Spain's
Novameat, believe their technology
can help improve plant-based
products and speed up the
manufacturing process. Such
potential has seen both Redefine
Meat and Novameat attract the
backing of investors recently.
Consuming less meat is one
way many believe they can help
contribute to a healthier planet.
“It’s clear that the food industry today
lacks the tools and the technologies
to tackle the challenge of finding
good alternatives to animals as
providers of meat. Moreover, it’s
clear that growing animals for food is
not sustainable given the increasing
population size, the booming
demand for meat in Asia, and the
inherent inefficiencies and pollution
associated with meat production and
mainly beef”, Eshchar Ben-Shitrit,
ceo at Redefine Meat was reported
as saying.
Coyne continues: “What these
companies have now worked out
is that their technology can help
plant-based food manufacturers
to make a better product. This is a
more practical and possibly faster-tomarket
use for the equipment.”
At the moment, most plant-based
meat businesses use extruders to
make their products, which generally
do not allow them to create fibrous
or 'muscle-cut' meat substitutes.
It also means they are often reliant
on ingredients that may be seen as
unhealthy such as soy and wheat
gluten.
The 3D printing businesses say
that, by using their technology, the
plant-based industry will be able to
ditch these ingredients and use more
fibrous options such as pea protein
and rice protein.
Coyne adds: “This is a classic
case of the law of unforeseen
circumstances. The 3D printing firms
are on the cusp of solving a problem
that they probably didn't know
existed when they were perfecting
their technology.”
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