Fresh food,
redesigned

DEVELOPMENT OF 3D PRINTED FOOD

Refining what's good. A good foundation is half the recipe

That is why we only use fresh, naturally sourced ingredients. We refine vegetables – naturally tasty, nutritious and healthy – and create soft and safe purees with a rich flavour and appealing shape. With our recipes for 3D printed food we make eating more enjoyable for adults and children who are dealing with problems relating to chewing, swallowing, taste or appetite.

OUR DIFFERENT RECIPES

Our 3D food range

In April 2024, we started industrial production of our 3D-printed food line, featuring vegetable, potato and meat recipes. Our range now consists of 14 recipes, with a high level of quality achieved in terms of taste, texture, shape and manufacturability. The products have been carefully developed and optimized for both quality and efficient production on an industrial scale. Our production capacity is now sufficient to serve 5,000 people per day. The products in question are:

  • Carrot
  • Beetroot
  • Cauliflower
  • Broccoli 
  • Peas
  • Sweet potato 
  • Potato 
  • Haricot verts
  • Spinach
  • Pumpkin
  • Celery
  • Tastes like chicken
  • Tastes like beef
  • Tastes like pork


 

Proven in practice

Performance that makes the difference

Our recipes are developed not only with taste and texture in mind, they are also tested at scale and in real-world settings.

The world’s fastest 3D food printing line
At our industrial 3D food printing line at Budelfood in Poortvliet, we achieved a record printing speed of 4.8 kilograms of pumpkin puree per minute, three times faster than previously possible. According to our knowledge, this is the world’s fastest 3D food printing line, representing an important step toward further scaling personalized nutrition in healthcare.

Positively evaluated by healthcare organizations
In pilot projects at, among others, Maxima Medical Center, residential care organization IJsselheem and healthcare organization Amarijn, our 3D-printed food was tested by patients and residents with chewing and swallowing difficulties. The results: less tension during meals, increased appetite and significantly higher appreciation compared with traditional pureed food.

“Swallowing 3D-printed vegetables is easier and there were fewer swallowing incidents, making clients feel safer and therefore more comfortable during meals.” - Thess Overwater, dietitian and nutrition advisor, IJsselheem

On the way to a new segment: children

Second target group in development - new development project

Since July 2026, we have been working on a second major application of our 3D food technology: recipes and product concepts specifically developed for children aged 3 to 8. The goal: to make vegetables so irresistibly delicious, and in such appealing shapes, that children naturally start eating more vegetables. The first products in this segment are scheduled to launch in 2027, both through brand owners and retailers.

FOR A COMPLETE 3D MEAL

3D food recipes in the making

We are only as good as our latest 3D food recipe. That is why hundreds of recipes are in varying phases of development. In other words vegetable, chicken, fish and potato recipes for a complete 3D prepared meal. The following is a selection from our 'recipes in the making':

  • Fish
  • Beef stew 
  • Fries
  • Pasta

 

 

 

AN EATING EXPERIENCE WITH A WOW EFFECT

Prepared by an SVH Master Chef

The gastronomical and technical complexity behind our apparently straightforward 3D food recipes requires the dexterity, passion and infinite patience of a master chef. During his challenging career, SVH Master Chef and food innovator Eugène Swalen worked at leading restaurants, international events and exclusive parties. His crowning glory was the dinner to mark the abdication of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix. After 35 years his goal is still to create eating experiences with a wow effect.

Staying curious and acquiring global inspiration

"Craftsmanship, passion, product knowledge, discipline and being open to new technologies form the basis for being a good chef, as well as putting existing knowledge and new developments into practice, staying curious and acquiring global inspiration because these days people's expectations are high."

Eugène Swalen - SVH Master Chef | Gastronology

TAILORED TO TARGET GROUPS

Segmentation into 3D food recipes

Gastronology is all about tailoring 3D food recipes to the target group's taste. The vision behind all our basic 3D recipes is, the more natural the flavour, the better. That is why we only use moderate amounts of salt, herbs and spices. Certain target groups, such as oncology patients, experience flavour differently. Depending on the extent to which they have lost their sense of taste we add flavour enhancers and give the recipes more body. We not only provide recipes to suit all tastes, but also adapt the colour, shape, texture portion size to the target group.

FREE-FORM 3D RECIPES

We can create any purée in any form

Our 3D food recipes and food designs are unique, individual elements. As a result, any recipe can be created in any three-dimensional shape you desire, for example endive purée in the form of a real life carrot, or broccoli purée in the shape of a frog. Our growing range of fun/fictitious and functional/true to nature 3D food designs include not only a large number of vegetable shapes, but also small vases, jars, roses, clogs, cockles, building blocks, shells and animals.

Would you like to find out more about Gastronology?

If you are curious to find out about the possibilities Gastronology can offer your organisation, please call us for more information
on +31 (0)164 – 74 57 99 or fill out or contact form.

Gastronology

The art of delicious food and 3D food technology.
Gastronology  


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3D food for children

Encourage young children to eat more vegetables. 
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