The following submission statement was provided by /u/TurretLauncher:

> Engineers at Columbia University unveiled this world's first [3D-printed cheesecake] Tuesday, made by the technology meticulously layering seven edible inks to form a triangular shape.
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> The team has not shared how the cheesecake tastes, only that it is vegan, but notes the experiment is to demonstrate how 3D printing will upheave the food assembly industry.
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> The authors note that the precision printing of multi-layered food items could produce more customizable foods, improve food safety and enable users to control the nutrient content of meals more easily - and in less time.

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