The food of the future could already be here and would not leave anyone indifferent. Indeed, we are talking about 3D printers. The truth is that, although it is classified as such, the new form of create food It has been with us longer than we think. In fact, many products are already being produced. flavors, textures and nutritional values different. This only confirms that what we saw as distant a few years ago is now a reality. There are those who consider that all this began as a project of the NASA; Either way, it has spread to the rest of the countries. It is the case of novameat, a Spanish company that offers us an alternative to animal meat and, therefore, a much more option sustainable financing model.
Novameat: sustainability as a premise
There are those who refuse to admit it, but it is that, inevitably, food products plant based they are gaining ground in the sector. There is increasing awareness not only about what we eat, but how this affects the planet and the environment. In this sense, companies such as the one already mentioned emerge - and which we will talk more about later - novameat, which in the end what it seeks is to create an "artificial meat" in order to slow down a bit the meat overproduction that is already more than evident.
But it is not the only one: others like Redefine Meat o Atlas Food They are also dedicated to finding plant alternatives to animal meat - for example, the former uses fungal fibers to try to recreate the texture of the meat.
The Steak 2.0, the jewel of Novameat
novameat was born in Barcelona in 2018 by the hand of Joseph Scionti, CEO and founder of the company. The truth is that his goal with the start-up It is quite clear: to offer an alternative that does not compromise the environment. However, they go one step further: vegan alternatives products of animal origin are becoming more popular, but what about trying to recreate with a 3D printer a fillet of beef? Certainly a challenge that Giuseppe and his team have faced.
"I started with steak, I think, because it's the holy grail of plant-based meat," the founder said, according to The Guardian. Back in 2018 they presented a first version; two years later they presented a second much more fibrous. They continue working on it to get the final version and offer the more "realistic" product and environmentally friendly as possible.
And you will ask yourself: what is this fillet of beef? Among other ingredients, it contains seaweed, peas and juice beet -which is also used to give it a color more similar to that of meat-. "Unlike other vegetable meat fillets on the go, the biomimetic capacity of our micro extrusion technology allows us to imitate the hierarchical texture of the fibers, typical of the internal structure of veal muscles at both a microscopic and macroscopic level," he explained. Giuseppe for TechFood magazine.
As confirmed by the company itself, Joseph Scionti is "the inventor of the world's first 3D printed plant-based meat." A milestone in the sector and, without a doubt, a great advance in sustainable food; even more so if we take into account that since novameat They have been working with great chefs to start including that 3D printed vegetable steak on the menus of the restaurants.
They are also working on their version of the pig - “pork 2.0”- using the same technology that they are using for beef steaks. For this they are using, among others, ingredients such as extra virgin olive oil, rice and pea extracts, seaweed and beets.
Companies like novameat They are, without a doubt, the clear example that a new way of eating could be closer and closer. The consumption of products made in 3D printers, It is still something that is starting, but the initiative of these innovators is the first step towards a more sustainable and conscious diet. Who said that of the technology Couldn't they leave magnificent delicacies to enjoy like the meat of a lifetime? It sure has its detractors, but the future will tell us how they end up consolidating.
