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Gastronology makes food tastier, more attractive and more effective.
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How it's made
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Gastronology makes food tastier,
more attractive and more effective.

Refining
what's good

Gastronology gives food an extra dimension in terms of flavour, shape and functionality. We develop delicious 3D food recipes and attractive 3D food designs. Flavour and shape, gastronomy and technology, come together in unique 3D food products. It is an eating experience breakthrough for people with problems relating to chewing, swallowing, taste, eating or appetite, because 3D food is easy to eat, tastes better. Looks inviting, increases your appetite, helps you to enjoy eating once again and improves your quality of life.

Refining what's good. Making lives better.

ABOUT GASTRONOLOGY

The art of delicious food and 3D technology

Gastronology brings together refined gastronomy and innovative 3D technology to create unique 3D food solutions and high-quality, problem-solving food for specific target groups and needs. Gastronology comprises all our knowledge, skills and processes and focuses on:

  1. the creation of fresh and refined
    3D food recipes;
  2. the design of fun and functional
    3D product forms;
  3. the optimisation of product designs for
    3D printing.
     

FUNCTIONAL FOOD

Problem solvers for the healthcare and
food sector

Healthcare sector

Children

3D FOOD PRODUCTION

Fresh 3D food
out of the printer

3D food printing involves the 3D food printer reservoir being filled with fresh food purée. After that the nozzles move efficiently across the silicon print area. The semi-finished product is then applied in a controlled fashion, layer by layer, to construct a 3D product in a single process, without using any moulds. 3D food is produced by Gastronology licensees.

TOP-CLASS RECIPES AND DESIGNS

Created by our SVH Master Chef

SVH Master Chef Eugène Swalen is turning the experience of eating on its head. After a career spanning 35 years, this master chef switched from traditional gastronomy to inspiring 3D food technology in 2019. Since then this food innovator has developed a unique series of 3D food recipes and food designs by experimenting with new ingredients, tastes, forms and textures.

3D food development

THE PRODUCTION OF 3D FOOD

3D food products in 5 steps

01 - Starting at the farm or other source

Gastronology 3D recipes stand out thanks to their quality in terms of freshness, preparation, mincing and cooking. Each recipe contains on average 95% fresh, natural ingredients of the highest quality which have been washed, peeled, cut and minced in accordance with strict procedures and cooked in a way that maximises flavour and nutrition.

02 - The preparation of purées.

The fresh ingredients are finely minced in accordance with the IDDSI standard. The rest of the recipe, which does not exceed 5%, consists of a complex, balanced mix of flavourings, natural colourings and binding agents. These determine the flavour, colour and shape and differ per purée. This is what makes each of our 3D recipes unique.

03 - Efficient 3D food printing

The vegetable, chicken, fish or potato purée is added to the reservoir of the (industrial) 3D food printer. The purée is then applied layer by layer to construct the 3D product up to a maximum height of 6 centimetres. Gastronology uses print optimisation and advice to ensure that the semi-finished products are created quickly and accurately.

04 - Fresh for longer thanks to freezing

Semi-finished products (unprinted purées) and end products (printed 3D food products) are frozen directly to a temperature of at least -18°C. The faster they are frozen after preparation or 3D food printing, the easier it is to retain the level of quality. After that they are packed and stored in food-safe, climate-controlled cold stores.

05 - Food on the table in no time

Now the 3D food products only have to be warmed up from frozen to a temperature of 70°C in the microwave, or on a Meal Butler. In a microwave this only takes a couple of minutes. However, the portion size will determine the precise amount of time required. The 3D food retains its shape while it is being warmed up.

The Production Process

Cooperation

Partners
in 3D food

Gastronology stands for innovation in 3D food technology. Innovation requires cooperation because you cannot change things on your own. That is why we work with the following partners:
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