date:May 28, 2014
the fruit is mixed with a very small amount of a substance called sodium alginate, then quickly placed into a bowl of soluble calcium salt. At this point the liquid or pure forms tiny spheres, almost like caviare, in which a thin skin holds the shape of the liquid inside.
What the 3D printer does is combine these little spheres of flavour with other spheres of the same or varying flavour, to form customized fruits, which can taste and look however the the user desires.
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