3D printed food is no longer a thing of the future. In fact, it’s going mainstream, at least in Los Angeles. The 3DS Culinary Lab, featuring a demonstration kitchen, recently opened in Los Angeles. And soon, you will be able to 3D print your own vegan gummy candy via the Internet.

The service is being offered by the Berlin-based Magic Candy Factory, which has a number of printers in the U.S., through a partnership with U.S. tech company Printrbot.

Each gummy candy is designed by the consumer on the Magic Candy Factory website, with a variety of shapes and flavors to choose from. And they are all vegan.

If you want a pineapple-flavored, blue gummy candy shaped like an octopus, you can do that. You can also order a pink, strawberry-flavored cat gummy. Once you’ve designed your candy, it takes about three to five minutes to print. Then the candy is shipped.


Each of the printers is equipped with a camera. So when you receive your candy, you’re also emailed a time-lapse video of your gummies being printed. Each of the large gummy candies is priced at $10, and the small shapes are $5.

The candy printing service is expected to be available in late January, and a selection of yet-to-be-announced stores in the U.S. will have the candy printers in-store by April.

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