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January 14, 2020

3D-printed steaks are starting to actually look like meat

Thanks to these European 3D printing startups, vegetarian meat is moving up from burger patties to actual steaks.


Kim Darrah

4 min read

Digital representation of NovaMeat's steak 2.0

Last week Barcelona-based startup NovaMeat made foodie headlines by releasing the latest iteration of its 3D-printed steak, a plant-based fillet that seeks to mimic an actual cut of meat. Notably, this time around it actually looks quite a lot like real steak — a vast improvement on the previous iteration, which looked closer to a chunky slice of brown ham with some flakes of salt on top. 

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photo of 3d printed steak
Top: NovaMeat's latest 3D-printed steak. Bottom: First version of NovaMeat's 3D-printed steak.
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