Transformation system for nutritional substances

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a transformation system for nutritional substances. The transformation system obtains information regarding the nutritional substance to be transformed, the desired transformation, and the desired properties, including nutritional content, of the transformed nutritional substance, and dynamically controls the transformation in response to this information optimize the organoleptic properties of the transformed nutritional substance, while minimizing any detrimental changes to the nutritional content.

1 . A transformation system for nutritional substances comprising:
 retriever for obtaining source information regarding a nutritional substance to be transformed;   transformer for transforming the nutritional substance; and   transmitter for transmitting the source information after transformation.   
     
     
         2 . A transformation system for nutritional substances comprising:
 retriever for obtaining source information regarding a nutritional substance to be transformed;   transformer for transforming the nutritional substance;   sensor for obtaining transformation information regarding the transformation; and   transmitter for transmitting the source information and transformation information after transformation.   
     
     
         3 . A transformation system for nutritional substances comprising:
 retriever for obtaining source information regarding a nutritional substance to be transformed; and   transformer for adaptively transforming the nutritional substance according to the source information.   
     
     
         4 . A transformation system for nutritional substances comprising:
 retriever for obtaining source information regarding a nutritional substance to be transformed;   transformer for adaptively transforming the nutritional substance according to the source information; and   transmitter for transmitting the source information after transformation.   
     
     
         5 . A transformation system for nutritional substances comprising:
 retriever for obtaining source information regarding a nutritional substance to be transformed;   transformer for adaptively transforming the nutritional substance according to the source information; and   transmitter for transmitting the source information after transformation.   
     
     
         6 . A transformation system for nutritional substances comprising:
 retriever for obtaining source information regarding a nutritional substance to be transformed;   transformer for adaptively transforming the nutritional substance according to the source information;   sensor for obtaining transformation information regarding the transformation; and   transmitter for transmitting the transformation information and source information after transformation.   
     
     
         7 . A transformation system of  claim 6  wherein said retriever comprises:
 identifier associated with a particular nutritional substance; 
 information storage containing said source information referenced to said identifier; and 
 locator for retrieving said source information for said particular nutritional substance from said information storage. 
 
     
     
         8 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 6  wherein information relating to particular nutritional substance comprises nutritional, organoleptic, and/or aesthetic values. 
     
     
         9 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein information storage comprises an electronic storage device or system. 
     
     
         10 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein information storage comprises a computer. 
     
     
         11 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein information storage comprises a computer database. 
     
     
         12 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such an identifier is a human readable label. 
     
     
         13 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label. 
     
     
         14 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label comprising a barcode label. 
     
     
         15 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label comprising a OR code label. 
     
     
         16 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label comprising a radio frequency label. 
     
     
         17 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label comprising an electronically readable label. 
     
     
         18 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such reader comprises an optical reader. 
     
     
         19 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such reader comprises a radio frequency reader. 
     
     
         20 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such reader comprises an electronic reader. 
     
     
         21 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such information locator comprises a computer. 
     
     
         22 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 7  wherein such information locator comprises a database. 
     
     
         23 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 6  wherein said transformer comprises a food processing system. 
     
     
         24 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 6  wherein said transformer comprises an oven. 
     
     
         25 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 6  wherein said transformer comprises a microwave oven. 
     
     
         26 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 6  wherein said transformer comprises a fryer. 
     
     
         27 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 6  wherein said transformer comprises a steamer. 
     
     
         28 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 6  wherein said transformer comprises a computer controlled food processing system. 
     
     
         29 . A transformation system of  claim 6 , wherein said sensor comprises a chemical sensor. 
     
     
         30 . A transformation system of  claim 6 , wherein said sensor comprises a biological sensor. 
     
     
         31 . A transformation system of  claim 6 , wherein said sensor comprises a electronic sensor. 
     
     
         32 . A transformation system of  claim 6 , wherein said sensor comprises a mechanical sensor. 
     
     
         33 . A transformation system of  claim 6 , wherein said sensor comprises a combination of chemical, biological, electrical, and/or mechanical sensors. 
     
     
         34 . A transformation system for nutritional substances comprising:
 retriever for obtaining nutritional, organoleptic and/or aesthetic information regarding a nutritional substance to be transformed;   transformer for adaptively transforming the nutritional substance according to the nutritional, organoleptic and/or aesthetic information so as to maintain, or minimize degradation of, nutritional, organoleptic and/or aesthetic values of the nutritional substance;   sensor for obtaining transformation nutritional, organoleptic and/or aesthetic information regarding the transformation; and   transmitter for transmitting the transformation nutritional, organoleptic and/or aesthetic information and nutritional, organoleptic and/or aesthetic information after transformation.   
     
     
         35 . A transformation system of  claim 34  wherein said retriever comprises:
 identifier associated with a particular nutritional substance; 
 information storage containing said nutritional, organoleptic and/or aesthetic information referenced to said identifier; and 
 locator for retrieving said nutritional, organoleptic and/or aesthetic information for said particular nutritional substance from said information storage. 
 
     
     
         36 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein information storage comprises an electronic storage device or system. 
     
     
         37 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein information storage comprises a computer. 
     
     
         38 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein information storage comprises a computer database. 
     
     
         39 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such an identifier is a human readable label. 
     
     
         40 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label. 
     
     
         41 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label comprising a barcode label. 
     
     
         42 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label comprising a OR code label. 
     
     
         43 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label comprising a radio frequency label. 
     
     
         44 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such an identifier is a computer readable label comprising an electronically readable label. 
     
     
         45 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such reader comprises an optical reader. 
     
     
         46 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such reader comprises a radio frequency reader. 
     
     
         47 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such reader comprises an electronic reader. 
     
     
         48 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such information locator comprises a computer. 
     
     
         49 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 35  wherein such information locator comprises a database. 
     
     
         50 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 34  wherein said transformer comprises a food processing system. 
     
     
         51 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 34  wherein said transformer comprises an oven. 
     
     
         52 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 34  wherein said transformer comprises a microwave oven. 
     
     
         53 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 34  wherein said transformer comprises a fryer. 
     
     
         54 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 34  wherein said transformer comprises a steamer. 
     
     
         55 . A transformation system for nutritional substances according to  claim 34  wherein said transformer comprises a computer controlled food processing system. 
     
     
         56 . A transformation system of  claim 34 , wherein said sensor comprises a chemical sensor. 
     
     
         57 . A transformation system of  claim 34 , wherein said sensor comprises a biological sensor. 
     
     
         58 . A transformation system of  claim 34 , wherein said sensor comprises a electronic sensor. 
     
     
         59 . A transformation system of  claim 34 , wherein said sensor comprises a mechanical sensor. 
     
     
         60 . A transformation system of  claim 34 , wherein said sensor comprises a combination of chemical, biological, electrical, and/or mechanical sensors. 
     
     
         61 . A method of dynamically generating a nutritional table for a nutritional substance comprising the steps of:
 ascertaining nutritional information for a particular nutritional substance;   producing a nutritional table using the ascertained nutritional information.   
     
     
         62 . A method of dynamically generating a nutritional table of  claim 61  wherein ascertaining nutritional information for a particular nutritional substance is done by measurement of the nutritional substance. 
     
     
         63 . A method of dynamically generating a nutritional table of  claim 61  wherein ascertaining nutritional information for a particular nutritional substance is done by using information as the source of the nutritional substance. 
     
     
         64 . A method of dynamically generating a nutritional table of  claim 61  wherein ascertaining nutritional information for a particular nutritional substance is done by using information regarding the transformation of the nutritional substance. 
     
     
         65 . A method of dynamically generating a nutritional table of  claim 61  wherein ascertaining nutritional information for a particular nutritional substance is done by using a combination of measurement of the nutritional substance, use of source information of the nutritional substance and transformation information of the nutritional substance.