US 9,775,374 B2Granted

Food steganography

AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation

InventorsKush R. Varshney, Lav R. Varshney

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for calculating a food additive. A first method includes identifying chemical compounds of an averse food ingredient, identifying chemical compounds of a flavorful food ingredient and calculating a set of chemical compounds for the food additive such that an olfactory perception of a mixture of the averse food ingredient, the flavorful food ingredient and the food additive is the same as an olfactory perception of only the flavorful food ingredient. A first device includes a database storing information identifying chemical compounds of an averse food ingredient and identifying chemical compounds of a flavorful food ingredient, and a processor for calculating a food additive such that an olfactory perception of flavors of a mixture of the averse food ingredient, the flavorful food ingredient and the food additive is the same as an olfactory perception of only the flavorful food ingredient.

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Dependent claims

A device, comprising:

a database configured for storing information relating to individual chemical compounds;
a processor communicatively coupled to the database and configured for formulating a food additive comprising a combination of the individual chemical compounds such that a first predicted human olfactory perception is the same as a second predicted human olfactory perception, where the first predicted human olfactory perception is of flavors of a mixture of a first food ingredient comprising a first subset of the individual chemical compounds, a second food ingredient comprising a second subset of the individual chemical compounds that includes at least one chemical compound not included in the first subset of the individual chemical compounds, and the food additive, and the second predicted human olfactory perception is of only the second food ingredient;
and
a hardware compound mixer for physically mixing the combination of the individual chemical compounds, under the direction of the processor, to produce the food additive in a form that is suitable for human consumption.

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Facts

Application: 15/227,058Filed 3 Aug 2016 · continuation
Priority: 27 Aug 2013
Published: US 2016/0339407 A124 Nov 2016
Granted: 3 Oct 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

A23L 27/74
Fixation, conservation, or encapsulation of flavouring agents: with a synthetic polymer matrix or excipient, e.g. vinylic, acrylic polymers
A23L 5/20
Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general; Food or foodstuffs obtained thereby; Materials therefor: removal of unwanted matter,…
A23L 27/84
Spices; Flavouring agents or condiments; Artificial sweetening agents; Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof:…
A23L 33/10
Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof: using additives

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Application14/011,421Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Aug 2013
Application14/059,931Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Oct 2013
US 9,417,221 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Aug 2016
US 2016/0339407 A1Pre-grant publication · published 24 Nov 2016
US 9,470,668 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0059438 A1Published application
US 2015/0066386 A1Published application
US 9,775,374 B2This patent

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