Recipe Creation System Using Ingredient Compatibility Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for creating new food or drink recipes are time-consuming, costly, and inefficient, as they require extensive iterative processes to find suitable ingredient combinations that meet desired characteristics, often resulting in waste and failing to optimize nutritional and health benefits.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that allows users to select end products, desired characteristics, and ingredients, using compatibility scoring and ranking to determine suitable ingredient combinations and quantities, thereby streamlining the recipe creation process and optimizing for health, taste, and cost.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional iterative methods are used to find new ingredient combinations, then recipe creativity is improved, but time consumption and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical iterative trial-and-error process with a computational system that uses compatibility scoring algorithms to automatically evaluate ingredient combinations. The system calculates compatibility scores based on predefined criteria (taste, texture, nutritional content) and generates optimized recipes without requiring extensive manual testing, thus reducing time consumption while maintaining creativity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of recipe evaluation from subjective sensory assessment to objective quantitative metrics. By assigning numerical values to taste profiles, nutritional content, and ingredient compatibility, the system can rapidly evaluate multiple combinations and identify optimal recipes that meet desired characteristics without time-consuming iterative testing.
2Manufacturing precision
If traditional iterative methods are used to optimize ingredient quantities, then recipe quality is improved, but cost and ingredient waste increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary calculations of optimal ingredient quantities using compatibility scoring before any physical cooking or preparation occurs. The system pre-determines the exact amounts needed based on desired characteristics and ingredient properties, eliminating the need for iterative cooking tests that result in ingredient waste and cost expenditure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates virtual copies of recipes and ingredient combinations in a digital model before physical implementation. By simulating and evaluating multiple recipe variations computationally, the system identifies optimal ingredient quantities and combinations without requiring physical trial runs, thereby preventing ingredient waste while ensuring recipe quality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional methods are used to develop new recipes, then culinary innovation is achieved, but the process is not adapted to modern health and nutritional requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal recipe development system that simultaneously evaluates multiple criteria including taste, texture, nutritional content, and health requirements. The compatibility scoring algorithm is designed to accommodate various dietary restrictions and health goals, enabling the system to generate innovative recipes that meet both culinary and nutritional requirements without requiring separate development processes.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are methods for creating a food or drink recipe and systems for implementing the same. Ingredients in the food or drink recipe are combined to create a desired characteristic of the end food or drink product. Some or all of the ingredients can be subject to one or more methods of preparation. The ingredients are selected based on compatibility between pairs of ingredients.