If you ever doubted the importance of 3D printing, behold: 3D-printed gummies.
German candy company Katjes unveiled the first ever 3D printer for gummies at the Café Grün-Ohr in Berlin Friday, reports RT. The company claims it's the first 3D printer for food available to the public.
It's appropriately called the Magic Candy Factory.
3Dprint.com reports that the candies take around five minutes to make. Customers get a choice of ten fruity flavors and colors, with a handful of "rainbow" selections that let you combine multiple colors. They cost 5 euros ($5.60) each -- expensive for a single gummy -- but can you put a price on a personalized candy?
A variety of animal shapes are available, or customers can do different letter shapes, too. Consumers can also suggest new shapes to be made with the Magic Candy Factory on the company's site, which as of right now, is down.
While this isn't the first 3D printer for food we've seen, this seems to be the first that's out in the real world making immediately edible food.
The Magic Candy Factory prints out Sour Power-esque strings of candy, which, when layered, produce 3D shapes. The gummies that come out are gluten-free and vegan, but don't take that to mean they're healthy. These are still gummies, after all, which while bad for your teeth and high on sugar, should be good for flavor.
Katjes is running an eight-week public beta at its Berlin Cafe, with wide availability hopefully coming soon after.