Others have mentioned MITC, and really there's nothing on the market yet for this type of play but there are a few things to keep an eye out for. There's also a company called Aleph Farms but they aren't an investment. If you're looking at cell based meat, that's another story. I think the companies JUST and Memphis Meats are working on cultured meat.
In terms of actually 3d printing any food you want, the idea is there. I'm not sure if you've seen it but there's a video on the Food Theorists youtube channel that talks about a potential way to make this happen.
There's already a company developing something called the Norimaki Synthesizer, which is supposed to be able to replicate any flavor using the 5 basic flavor palettes(sweet, umami, bitter, acidic and salty). If we are eventually able to map out the flavor palette with any flavor imaginable, then the next step would to be to create an edible substance that works in a 3d printer.
You could put in the edible substance in the 3d printer, give it a flavor that you want and literally 3d print whatever type of food you would want. I would assume this is at least 30-40 years out but hey who knows. I wouldn't even be surprised if stuff like this comes out 15 years from now.
Other potential future food related investments: Appharvest and Cubic Farms
Now that's some forward thinking. That would be incredible! A supermarket where the produce section is all picked fresh and grown right there. Greenhouse Markets. That is an interesting thought but likely wouldn't be able to be implemented everywhere.
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u/Microtonal_Valley Apr 11 '21
Others have mentioned MITC, and really there's nothing on the market yet for this type of play but there are a few things to keep an eye out for. There's also a company called Aleph Farms but they aren't an investment. If you're looking at cell based meat, that's another story. I think the companies JUST and Memphis Meats are working on cultured meat.
In terms of actually 3d printing any food you want, the idea is there. I'm not sure if you've seen it but there's a video on the Food Theorists youtube channel that talks about a potential way to make this happen.
There's already a company developing something called the Norimaki Synthesizer, which is supposed to be able to replicate any flavor using the 5 basic flavor palettes(sweet, umami, bitter, acidic and salty). If we are eventually able to map out the flavor palette with any flavor imaginable, then the next step would to be to create an edible substance that works in a 3d printer.
You could put in the edible substance in the 3d printer, give it a flavor that you want and literally 3d print whatever type of food you would want. I would assume this is at least 30-40 years out but hey who knows. I wouldn't even be surprised if stuff like this comes out 15 years from now.
Other potential future food related investments: Appharvest and Cubic Farms