#wikipearl

The WikiPearl is the design behind a new dessert called Perfectly Free. The idea for the WikiPearl technology was designed by a company called Wiki Foods, which created the technology used to package their frozen desserts. The outer layer of these delicious desserts is composed of algae and calcium or fruit and coconut particles much like the outer waxy layer of a grape or apple. This coating is able to withstand both contact and washing without melting, or contamination of the product beneath it. It doesn’t break down and leach chemicals into your food, and it makes no mess, or waste. Inspired by its fruit counterpart, this coating can be applied to virtually any food and acts as a no-mess container for storage and transportation.

Wildermuth. 2016.Edible Food Packaging. Chapman University. https://blogs.chapman.edu/scst/2016/01/19/edible-food-packaging/

Evans-Brown. 2014. Edible Packaging? Retailers Not Quite Ready To Ditch The Wrapper. NHPR. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/16/348957715/edible-packaging-retailers-not-quite-ready-to-ditch-the-wrapper

WikiFoods, Inc. has developed a revolutionary, plastic-free food and beverage packaging technology that delivers "Triple Good." Good for you. Good for the environment. And just plain good.

Imagine for a second the skin of a grape or a coconut. WikiFood skins are inspired by the way nature packages fruits and vegetables. These skins are delicious protective coatings against water loss and contaminant entry, and potential carriers of effective and functional nutrition.

The WikiFood technology protects the wrapped food or beverage without exposing it to unnatural materials or chemicals while also delivering benefits of health, convenience and a food experience like nothing else.

Back in 2009 Edwards and French designer Francois Azambourg began developing a new technology to eliminate packaging from foods. Called WikiCells, the edible soft skins are made from natural food particles that are bound together by nutritive ions. The goal was to reduce plastic waste while improving human health through portion control and vitamin-supplemented skins.

Wikipearls,delicious foods, wrapped by nature.

You Can Hold This Ice Cream of the Future in Your Bare Hands

A WikiPearl is a ball of ice cream surrounded by a flavored, edible skin. Image: Phase One Photography

Wired Article: You Can Hold This Ice Cream of the Future in Your Bare Hands

Article by: Liz Stinson