3D food for children

Developed for fussy children

Children often refuse to eat beans, broccoli and other vegetables.

Because they are not tasty, do not look appetising and because children simply do not like doing what their parents want. Thanks to the 3D food line we have developed, you can make vegetables irresistible because 3D food is tasty, colourful and can be printed in entertaining and funny shapes. From now on eating vegetables is going to be fun.

Launch expected in 2027

IN DEVELOPMENT SINCE JULY 2026

Since July 2026, we have been working together with our SVH Master Chef to develop recipes and product concepts specifically for children aged 3 to 12, under the name KidZZ. The goal: to make vegetables so delicious and appealingly shaped that children naturally want to eat more of them. The first products in this segment are scheduled for launch in 2027, both through brand owners and retailers.

The 3D-printed end products will be produced by Budelfood, part of the Budelpack Group and a licensing partner of Gastronology - the same partner that also handles production for the Dysphalicious brand. For brand owners, this licensing model is particularly attractive: they can outsource the 3D food production directly to Budelfood, without having to invest in production capacity themselves.

In addition to the product brand name, every package will carry the designation: Developed by Gastronology.

50-300 GRAMS OF VEGETABLES PER DAY

60% do not eat
enough vegetables

On average, 6 out of 10 children fail to achieve the recommended daily intake of vegetables. Toddlers aged between 1 and 3 need 50-100 grams, children aged between 4 and 8 need 100-150 gram and children aged over 8 need 200-300 grams each and every day so that they get enough fibre, vitamins and minerals and develop properly. KidZZ is ideal for fussy children who do not like vegetables and gives them everything they need to stay fit, healthy and strong.

IRRESISTIBLY TASTY

A plateful of amusing vegetable shapes

That is exactly what we are aiming for with KidZZ: vegetables that taste better thanks to a carefully balanced mix of flavourings, and are more fun thanks to appealing 3D shapes. We are developing KidZZ as finger food - healthy vegetable snacks that can be eaten by hand, with playful shapes such as broccoli frogs or parsnip lizards. This means parents will be able to surprise their children every day with a new, bite-sized vegetable shape.

IRRESISTIBLY COLOURFUL

A host of colourful vegetables on a plate

Children like to see lots of different colours (6 or 7) on their plate. Particularly young children. The fact that children like seeing all kinds of different vegetables on their plates was why our SVH Master Chef concocted a colourful mix of vegetables of various colours in a single package. A plate full of colours and flavours encourages children to eat more vegetables and try vegetables they might otherwise turn their noses up at.

Huge potential for new products

"In a variety of international research projects we have demonstrated that building up food in layers has huge potential. 3D food has an excellent structure and is rich in nutrition thanks to the different types of basic ingredients used. 3D printing offers a unique possibility of using exact quantities of material in a very specific 3D locations. For example, food producers can create improved or entirely new products with new shapes, textures, structures and tastes." 

Wageningen University & Research - WUR

3D FOOD LINE

3D-printed end products

3D food is produced by Gastronology licensees. You may even become one of them in due course. As our partner you have as an option:

3D printed end products
You purchase end products. You subcontract the manufacture of the 3D food entirely to a Gastronology licensee. In that case you do not need a licence.

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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 the contact form.

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