Forma Foods Uses 3D Printing to Create Plant-Based Alternatives to Meat

We’ve already touched on the concept of 3D-printed meat through various pioneering companies in the sector, such as Redefine Meat and Steakholder Foods. Today, we turn our attention to start-up Forma Foods, which uses 3D printing to create plant-based alternatives to meat. Their aim? To offer high-quality proteins that are accessible even in remote areas, while tackling the environmental challenges posed by factory farming.

Company founders Grissel Trujillo de Santiago and Mario Moises Alvarez, experts in tissue engineering, have developed a technique known as “chaotic printing.” This method makes it possible to create complex microstructures that reproduce the organization of animal tissues. Thanks to this approach, their plant-based products offer a texture, taste and appearance surprisingly close to that of traditional meat.

Forma Foods has developed its own 3D printing technology to make its plant-based meat

Transforming Mexican Cuisine With 3D Printing

Forma Foods is on a mission to reinvent classic Mexican dishes, such as Arrachera and carne al pastor, in a plant-based version. Their secret? A combination of ingredients: pea protein to simulate muscle structure, prebiotic fiber for connective tissue, and coconut oil to reproduce the texture of fat.