How the 3D printed vegan salmon fillet available in supermarkets is made

The 3D printed vegan salmon fillet lands on the European market:equal in appearance and consistency to the traditional product, it is made with mushroom proteins.

• Viennese startup Revo Food launches 3D printed vegan salmon fillet.
• Made with mushroom proteins and vegetable oils, it is the first 3D printed food available online and in supermarkets.
• For producers it is more sustainable than traditional salmon in terms of fish saved, reduction of CO2 emissions and water.

Is called The Filet and it seems to all intents and purposes a salmon fillet, but it isn't.Instead, it is about the first product vegan 3D printed fish inspired – and in general of the first 3D printed food – which will be sold in supermarkets. Already available in the stores of the Rewe distribution chain on the German and Austrian markets, it will be available from October purchasable online in the rest of Europe and we could soon see it in Italian supermarkets too.

What does the 3D printed vegan fish fillet contain?

Developed by the Viennese startup RevoFood with 1.5 million euros of European funding, The Filet has the appearance of a salmon fillet in shape, colour, "flaking" consistency and juicy fibres, but is obtained from mushroom proteins.The addition of vegetable oils rich in vitamins e omega-3 they complete the nutritional profile of the product to make it similar to that of real salmon.In particular, as explained by the manufacturer, it contains all nine essential amino acids together with vitamins B6, B12, B3, B2, A and D2 and is devoid of added sugars, gluten And cholesterol.The vegan salmon fillet can be stored in the fridge and can be cooked in the oven, in the pan or in the air fryer.The price?A 130 g pack costs 6.99 euros online.

Revo Food:“More sustainable than traditional salmon”

To clarify, the vegan salmon fillet 3D printed it is not a food grown from fish cells, but it is a plant-based product.There are two particularities compared to other plant-based products:is made with a three-dimensional printing to give a specific shape, as already experimented with the 3D printed vegan steak;that of Revo Food is the first continuous production process capable of mass-producing 3D printed food on an industrial scale.

According to the startup, the product is more sustainable than fish because it helps relieve blood pressure fishing on the seas and oceans;furthermore, its production would allow savings of 77-86 percent of CO2 and of 95 percent water compared to conventional salmon.