A new kind of 3D-printed carrot, in the words of its Qatar-based inventors

The 3D printed carrot prototype is just as nutritious as a regular carrot [Photo courtesy of Mohammad Annan]

Two students in Qatar have created a 3D printer that can mass-print vegetables, something they hope will be a solution to growing food insecurity worldwide.

Mohammad Annan, 20, and Lujain Al Mansoori, 21, use artificially grown vegetable cells and UV light to print a prototype of an edible carrot – something that has not been done with vegetables yet.