Would You Eat 3D Printed Food?

The Chubb Group asked a group of questions about 3D printed food and products as part of their 2015 Consumer Perceptions of Business Risk Survey, and it turns out that just 23% of the people queried would consider eating 3D printed food. The responses were much more receptive to the idea of using other 3D printed objects. Fully 77% of those asked said they could see themselves using a 3D printed synthetic or prosthetic limb, and 64% said they'd consider wearing shoes or clothing produced by a 3D printer. A less overwhelming 58% said they'd consider using a 3D printed automotive part, but a smaller majority of respondents, 51%, were comfortable with the idea of living in a printer-built house. You can read the full story here: http://3dprint.com/61488/survey-consumers-3d-printing/


Below is a look at some 3D printed foodstuffs:
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Well, I've eaten most things.
So, yeah as long as i was happy it was safely produced.

ie: if it takes 8 hours to print a burger then the meat part has been kept at an unsafe temperature for way too long and it'll make you very ill.

But assuming it was bacterially safe to eat - sure why not ?
I've eaten a corn dog in the states - possibly one of the worst eating experiences man can experience.
That HAS to be worse than anything 3d printed :-)

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I think not., but it's look so delicious to eat...

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Originally Posted by curious aardvark

I've eaten a corn dog in the states

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Oh, sorry about that. Someone should have warned you.

As for 3D printed food? Yeah, I'd try it, but I wouldn't eat it regularly.

Isn't all macaroni essentially 3D printed already?

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Originally Posted by Davo

Isn't all macaroni essentially 3D printed already?

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Well, that would be a stretch on the definition. True that nearly all of it is extruded and then cut to length. But extruding something isn't really 3D printing. Extruded pasta is more like eating the filament rather than a printed item. In my mind anyway, a 3D printed object requires depositing some material in layers to form a shape whether by SLS or FFF or similar processes. So technically, no, pasta isn't 3D printed any more than breakfast cereals are (they too are extruded). Peeps are extruded too, they considered 3D printed? Not by me anyway :)

I think best food for me is the one I do it myself. Even the risks are higher... :)))

I don't know, pasta is definitely additive manufacturing. So yeah I'd call it 3d printing :-)

I definitely would!

What about decorative cake frosting? Even though it's usually by hand, isn't it pretty much identical to 3d printing?

sure why not play with your chocolate sword fun to play with food until it melts then it's a like a ninja trying to learn trick or treat

It's a really good innovation...but it's quite expensive though ,.... can make printed sugar and chocolate.

Yes not only will I eat 3D Printing food but I want to eat it. I'm one of those people who will try anything once.

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Originally Posted by RedSox2013

Yes not only will I eat 3D Printing food but I want to eat it. I'm one of those people who will try anything once.

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I too tend to be adventurous in food. However, there are limits to my adventure. Usually located at both ends of the animal. Head cheese/brains and ..well rocky mountain oysters if you get my drift. Not gonna happen for me.

Most of the stuff in between, if I haven't already tried it, I probably would. Most innards I don't like. Determined that by trying.

As for 3D printed food, there is little out there (at least at the current state of the technology) that would give me any pause at all. Any that I have seen thus far I would enjoy with my eyes and then eat it and find out if it tastes as good as it looked. If it doesn't, I am calling the waiter.

I have been to china and eaten lots of things that I was uncertain of it's origin so yeah I would try it.

Eh, I'd probably try it at least once. But I think it would work best if it want trying to immigrate any specific food. The nuances of flavinoids and esters are probably well out of reach of current tech. However, I can see how 3D printing could be used to make a sort of “people kibble”—something more-or-less nutritionally complete that looked, smelled, and tasted reasonable. It could be used for emergency rations and extended hiking or military maneuvers.