Patent ID: 9470668
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A23L,A23V,B01F,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A device, comprising: a sensor configured for identifying a first set of chemical compounds of a first food ingredient and identifying a second set of chemical compounds of a second food ingredient, wherein the first set of chemical compounds includes at least one chemical compound not included in the second set of chemical compounds; a database communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured for storing information relating to individual chemical compounds, wherein the individual chemical compounds include individual chemical compounds present in the first set of chemical compounds and the second set of chemical compounds; a processor communicatively coupled to the database and configured for formulating a combination of a third set of chemical compounds to form a food additive such that a first predicted human olfactory perception is the same as a second predicted human olfactory perception, where the first prediction human olfactory perception is of flavors of a mixture of the first food ingredient, the second food ingredient, and the second predicted human olfactory perception is of only the second food ingredient; and a compound mixer for mixing the third set of chemical compounds, under the direction of the processor, to produce the food additive in a form that is suitable for human consumption.