figBuild hackathon
Flavor Fingerprint
A product that helps people eat healthy without giving up the flavors they love — an app that maps your taste, paired with Flavor Pods that bring it to life.
Event
figBuild hackathon
Role
Product & UI design
Product
Mobile app + Flavor Pod
Prototype
People want to eat healthy, but doing so tends to sacrifice flavor and taste.
✕Taste is one of the main senses, but if we connect it to mind and body, flavor can become a whole new experience.
✕With Flavor Pods, taste is no longer just in your mouth: it’s visualized in your mind and brought to life through your taste buds.
✕Flavor can leave a lasting impression, through memories and experiences.
Target audience
1
Fitness-focused
Individuals looking to get in shape, or monitor what they’re eating.
e.g. gym rats and athletes
2
Health-conscious
Individuals who have to follow a restrictive diet due to dietary or health conditions.
e.g. diabetics, people with high blood pressure
3
Diminished taste
Individuals whose sensory functions are declining or lacking due to aging or other factors.
e.g. elderly, people with chronic conditions
Beyond physical wellbeing
✓Improves mental and emotional wellbeing, not just physical.
✓Helps build a healthier relationship with food.
✓Enhances taste experiences while supporting mindfulness and enjoyment.
Four ways to taste better
01
Radar chart “Fingerprint”
Input your meal — your personal Flavor Fingerprint evolves based on the flavors you experience.
- The radar chart highlights only the flavors you enjoy, averaging the 5 main flavor profiles.
- Flavors you like and dislike are used by our AI system to create customized recipes tailored to your taste.
02
AI recipe companion
Customized recipes — recipes and AI search are recommended based on your radar chart and flavor profile.
- The % match to your flavor profile shows next to each recipe.
- Recipes are custom-built to reflect your health requirements.
03
Food pet
Grow your own pet — complete daily tasks to keep your pet healthy and help it grow up.
- Your pet is determined by the flavor you like most — in this demo, umami.
- The pet encourages users to log their meals and refine their flavor profile, coming back to level it up.
04
Flavor Pod customization
Emerging new tech — Flavor Pods can activate your brain’s neural networks, simulating different flavors and tastes.
- Pods simulate and track your flavor preferences through the release of flavor shots.
- When placed in your mouth, pods stimulate your neurons and create the illusion of taste.
Safeguards
Flavor release limit
To prevent overstimulating users and misusing the pods, Flavor Pods have a limit of 5 releases.
Individualized pods
Each user can only register to one Flavor Pod.
Mobile app control
The app only allows a certain range of flavor release, with dosages proportional to the user’s body composition and health information.