3D-printing a plant-based seafood alternative | Headline Science

Grocery stores offer many plant-based alternatives to beef, pork and poultry. But scientists say it’s hard to replicate the flavor, texture and nutritional content of seafood using plant-based sources. So researchers developed a new approach for simulating seafood and used it to make a snack inspired by fried calamari rings from squid. They combined two types of sustainable plant-based proteins, then used a 3D printer to shape the rings and give them a variety of textures to mimic real calamari. The research is being presented at ACS Fall 2023, a meeting of the American Chemical Society.
“Effects of microalgae and mung bean protein combination on 3D printing of seafood analogs” Aug. 13, 2023
Presenter: Poornima Vijayan
Principal Investigator: Dejian Huang, Ph.D.
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Hadley Marcek, Ph.D., contributed research for this video.
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[@mrcheesefries]

I get offering plant based alternatives to beef and chicken but why fish? Fish is readily available, doesn't pollute the environment and doesn't require you to plant corn to feed it. This seems like a waste of time and money but I may be wrong.

[@grrze]

Fish is polluted and fishing ruins the oceans

[@grrze]

Great...more of this

[@user-yg8zf6ql1j]

How about... no.

[@Ori-lp2fm]

When you see the Teflon coated tools they use you understand how bad it is 😂😂😂😂😂😂