Method for evaluating nutrient content on a calorie-scaled basis
AssigneeWISEcode, LLC
InventorsPeter M. Castleman, Shavawn M. Forester
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Abstract
Methods and an associated system for evaluating nutrient content of a food item are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a nutrient data set for the food item, the nutrient data set including a plurality of nutrients in the food item and an amount of each nutrient per serving of the food item. The method includes generating a scaled nutrition score based on the nutrient data set, the scaled nutrition score being scaled to a calorie reference value. The method further includes generating a nutrition quality ratio by dividing the scaled nutrition score by a number of calories per serving of the food item.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for evaluating nutrient content of a food item, the method comprising:
- maintaining a nutrient data set for the food item, the nutrient data set including a plurality of nutrients in the food item and an amount of each nutrient per serving of the food item;
- determining a first plurality of subscores using a first subset of the nutrients by comparing the amount of each nutrient of the first subset to a recommended intake value for the nutrient;
- determining a second plurality of subscores using a second subset of the nutrients by calculating at least one ratio between the amounts of the nutrients of the second subset;
- determining a third plurality of subscores using a third subset of the nutrients by comparing the amount of each nutrient of the third subset to one or more respective threshold values;
- generating a scaled nutrition score by combining the first, second, and third pluralities of subscores, wherein the scaled nutrition score is scaled to a calorie reference value;
- and
- generating a nutrition quality ratio by dividing the scaled nutrition score by a number of calories per serving of the food item.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions configured to cause one or more processors to perform a method for evaluating nutrient content of a food item, the method comprising:
- maintaining a nutrient data set for the food item, the nutrient data set including a plurality of nutrients in the food item and an amount of each nutrient per serving of the food item;
- determining a first plurality of subscores using a first subset of the nutrients by comparing the amount of each nutrient of the first subset to a recommended intake value for the nutrient;
- determining a second plurality of subscores using a second subset of the nutrients by calculating at least one ratio between the amounts of the nutrients of the second subset;
- determining a third plurality of subscores using a third subset of the nutrients by comparing the amount of each nutrient of the third subset to one or more respective threshold values;
- generating a scaled nutrition score by combining the first, second, and third pluralities of subscores, wherein the scaled nutrition score is scaled to a calorie reference value;
- and
- generating a nutrition quality ratio by dividing the scaled nutrition score by a number of calories per serving of the food item.
The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises transmitting the nutrition quality ratio to a user device.
The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:
- generating a recommendation regarding the food item based on the nutrition quality ratio;
- and
- transmitting the recommendation to the user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.