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Digitized Dessert

Precise sweets are produced as 3D printing expands to the dessert market

Implications - 3D printing is becoming more and more commonplace as equipment prices drop and consumers covet the technology. 3D printing in the kitchen is seeing desserts and sweets become an area of focus for both experts and amateurs, and offers a touch of novelty that draws consumers in. This shift towards digitized food more broadly signifies the impressive (and expanding) scope of 3D printing possibilities.
Trend Themes
1. 3D Printed Food - 3D printing technology is used to create customized and novelty desserts, expanding the scope of 3D printing possibilities.
2. Efficient Confectionary Manufacturing - 3D printing offers a more efficient way for confectionary businesses to create personalized and customized sweets.
3. All-natural Alternative Sweets - 3D-printed gummies and other sweets made from veggie-based gelling agents and fruit and vegetable extracts offer an all-natural alternative to traditional sweets with chemical ingredients.
Industry Implications
1. Food Manufacturing - 3D printing technology offers opportunities for food manufacturers to create personalized and customized desserts.
2. Confectionary Business - Confectionary businesses can benefit from more efficient 3D printing technology to improve their services and create personalized sweets.
3. Health Food Industry - All-natural 3D-printed sweets made from veggie-based gelling agents and fruit and vegetable extracts provides an opportunity for health food businesses to create an alternative to traditional sweets with chemical ingredients.
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Sweet Tooth 3D Printers
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This new year might be a time for many food resolutions, but the Choc Creater V2 3D Chocolate Printer is one way to ensure that a person is only eating the best ingredients when indulging in some... MORE
Cubic Modular Chocolates
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The Chocolate Brand 'Complements' Offers Unique 3D-Printed Chocolates
The chocolate brand Complements uses 3D printing technology to create unique formulations and designs for this edible dessert. The Complements Modular Chocolates came to fruition through a... MORE
Custom Candy Printers
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The Magic Candy Factory in Germany Creates All-Natural 3D Printed Gummies
If you fancy yourself a modern day Willy Wonka, then this machine that creates 3D printed gummies might be worth investing in. The world’s first 3D gummy candy printer is called The Magic... MORE
3D-Printed Sugar Candies
3D-Printed Sugar Candies
The ColorPod Add-On Creates Novelty Full-Color Printed Edibles
ColorPod is the name of a 3D printer add-on created by Aad van der Geest, which makes it possible for shapely printed edibles to be created in full color. The technology that powers this creation... MORE
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Those who embrace the modern world as it is will be able to enjoy such creations as 3D-printed candy. Using current technology that is taking off all around the globe in a number of different... MORE
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Candy Mechanics specializes in the creation of custom lollipops, or as it calls them, ‘Lolpops.’ Making a solid chocolate lollipop in one’s likeness is as simple as using a... MORE

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