Chapter 12: AI Assisted 3D Food Printing Technology: An Overview Check Access

3D printing technology offers great advantages for developing products of preference with improved functionality. It is seen as a technology for the future to eradicate malnutrition by providing nutritious and healthy food. This technology can also be utilized to create a circular economy by extracting nutritive components and suitably incorporating them into the 3D printed products. 3D printing of food finds application in many food products including baked, confectionery, meat and fishery products, dairy products, etc. Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into 3D food printing has great potential as it helps in achieving better efficiency and accuracy. The application of AI in 3D food printing is discussed in this chapter.