No longer does printable food mean making stamps out of a potato. Now a German company are putting 3D printing technology to good use by designing food which is safer for elderly people to eat.
While most of us take the ability to eat food without choking for granted, for many elderly people it can be quite dangerous. If food crumbs end up on their lungs it can cause all kinds of complications. This can turn every meal at best into a challenge, at worst into a medical problem.
Enter Bizoon, who are developing crumbless food which can be shaped and coloured to look just like the real thing. The idea of 3D printing food has been expressed before, but their plan is to make tasty, safe food so that meals become a source of enjoyment again, rather than anxiety.
The product is called seneoPro and should be available for 3D printers this year. If it’s an affordable alternative, it might be worth the cost as elderly people literally put their money where their mouth is.
Source: http://www.biozoon.de/
