In modern Spain, meat, according to bioengineer Giuseppe Schionti, will fall on a plate from under a 3D printer. The Iberian kingdom is famous not only for meat gastronomy, but also for the level of consumption of animal protein, one of the highest in Europe – 94 kg per year per person. Red meat is harmless – but not in any quantities.But the founder of Novameat, Giuseppe Schionti, does not bother: “This is the first product that looks like a real beef steak, its consistency also resembles a piece of meat, and at the same time it is a vegetable alternative to pet meat. The numbers speak for themselves: meat production, The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO estimates that it’s about 14.5% of emissions, and all modes of transport on the planet are 13% of emissions. ”
Senor Schionti uses raw materials for the production of meat that do not need to be imported, that is, it does not have a negative impact on the environment. Artificial steak also has other advantages.
Dietitian Maria José Martínez Obiols tells about them: “The meat” printed “on a 3D printer is, in my opinion, a completely balanced food product, because it is made from peas, rice, and also the proteins contained in seaweed, so there are amino acids that are important for health. And if I recommend a protein shake as a protein supplement, why can’t I recommend a protein steak for the same purpose? Especially since its texture is very similar to real meat.”
To improve the taste of the steak, Schionti turned to consult the chefs working in well-known restaurants. Recently, the growth in the consumption of a variety of meat substitutes in the EU has increased by 451%.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/10/3d-printed-meat-european-restaurant-menus-environment
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309174018308799
https://www.businessinsider.com/meat-grown-in-space-with-3d-printer-2019-10?IR=T
Wow, printing meat sound a little bit like science-fiction… It is cool that possibilties of 3D printers are increasing so fast. However, vegetarian meat is not anything new and it can be easily bade without 3D printers (e.g. BeyondMeat, or stakes made of watermelon xd). Anyway, it is a great proove that 3D printing tech is getting better fast and in close future might be a solution for world hunger!
Amazing idea! However, I suppose it can be quite difficult to switch from normal meat to such an option in the nearest future. If it really consist of vitamins, that a solution that can help out planet. If we eliminate meat production, out planet will be grateful. The only thing how to influence people’s perception of 3D printer that will produce meat? Sounds not promising.
Cool post! it’s great that technology comes to that. Because the meat industry has a very serious impact on the environment in a bad way. And it is very important to create such widely applicable in the future technologies.
Wooow in which year are we??? 3-D printed meat, city, buildings, almost everything! Very excited for next new inventions 🙂
Wooow in which year are we??? 3-D printed meat, city, buildings, almost everything! Very excited about next new inventions 🙂