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3D Food Printing: Creativity without Limits 5. Pancakes: By mixing pancake batter and loading it
1. Chocolate: Chocolate is one of the most popular materials into a syringe-like tube, this method speeds up the pancake-
among consumers due to its chemical properties and ease of making process and allows for detailed, intricate designs.
printing. Many countries have adopted 3D food printing technology Cafés and restaurants can use this technology to produce
in combination with FDM techniques 14,15 . customized pancakes based on customers’ preferences and
enhance them with various toppings, resulting in truly unique,
one-of-a-kind creations.

ภาพที่่� 5 ช็็อกโกแลตจากเทีคโนื้โลยี 3 มิติ
Figure 5 Chocolate from 3D printing technology
ภาพที่่� 9 แพินื้เค้กจากเทีคโนื้โลยี 3 มิติ
ที่่�มา/Source: Kaur, et al. (2022)
Figure 9 Pancakes produced using 3D printing technology
2. Pizza: Creating pizza through 3D food printing technology
has become a growing trend in the food industry. The process uses ที่่�มา/Source: 3D Digital Fabrication
a viscous dough mixture that is extruded layer by layer to form 6. Candy and Confectionery: 3D food printing
the pizza’s shape, while the sauce is dispensed through syringe- technology is used to create visually appealing and edible
like cartridges. The printed product must then be baked before confectionery products. One example is the Magic Candy
consumption. Factory, which allows customers to design the shape of
their candies using an tablet and print them within just a
few minutes.

ภาพที่่� 6 (a) การขึ้้�นื้รูปพิิซซ่า 3 มิติ, (b) ลักษณะพิิซซ่า 3 มิติ ภาพที่่� 10 (a) ตัว์อย่างนื้ำ�าตาล, (b) เนื้สัคว์ิก และ (c) พิริกไทีย และช็ินื้นื้ามอนื้
Figure 6 (a) Creating 3D pizza, (b) Characteristic of 3D pizza Figure 10 (a) Examples of sugar, (b) Nesquik, and (c) pepper and
cinnamon
ที่่�มา/Source: Kaur, et al. (2022)
3. Pasta: Brands such as Barilla use 3D printing to craft unique ที่่�มา/Source: Kaur, et al. (2022)
pasta shapes. The printed dough is dried, boiled, and sautéed before 7. Plant-based Steak: The 3D-printed steak developed
serving, enabling the creation of artistic forms that are unattainable by Novameat is a plant-based product designed to replicate
through traditional extrusion molds. real meat. It contains no cholesterol, is relatively affordable,
and can reduce environmental impact by up to 95 percent.

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Figure 7 3D pasta Figure 11 3D Plant-based meat
ที่่�มา/Source: Kaur, et al. (2022)
ที่่�มา/Source: Kaur, et al. (2022)
4. Coffee: 3D food printing technology has been adapted to 8. Thai Desserts: This method involves placing prepared
print intricate patterns on coffee foam using edible materials such as ingredients into capsules or syringe-like tubes and extruding
coffee or cocoa powder. The printing head functions similarly to an them into various shapes according to the dessert-making
inkjet printer, precisely spraying powder onto the milk foam surface process. It helps reduce production time while enabling the
to create complex and artistic designs. Customers can even upload creation of uniquely designed Thai desserts with distinctive
their own images through a design program, which are then printed aesthetics and textures. Examples include khanom chan,
directly onto the foam. This innovation has become increasingly tako, and sago pudding with coconut cream topping.
popular in cafés and hotels. 3D food printing is gaining increasing attention in the food
industry due to its potential integration with the Internet of
Things (IoT). This enables consumers to connect personal
lifestyle and health data to design customized meals via
smartphones or wearable devices linked to the internet.
As such, 3D food printing is regarded as one of the most
promising and innovative food production technologies of
the future.
ภาพที่่� 8 เคร้�องพิิมพิ์ภาพิลงบนื้ผิิว์หนื้้ากาแฟ
Figure 8 Coffee surface image printer
ที่่�มา/Source: Sync-innovation
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