Solution
The AI that understands flavour
Blaze Flavour Intelligence combines real aroma chemistry (1,530 ingredients, 1,107 molecules) with AI to suggest pairings, describe dishes in taste terms and generate recipe ideas. A creativity engine for chefs, marketing and R&D.
Before / after
Your teams struggle to innovate and create recipes that stand out in the market.
Flavour Intelligence analyzes trends and suggests winning combinations. You launch relevant recipes faster.
Why this feature matters
This feature is built directly into the CalcMenu recipe and menu database. The same data serves kitchen, service, and administration—no re-entry, no paper versions.
Blaze Flavour Intelligence combines real aroma chemistry (1,530 ingredients, 1,107 molecules) with AI to suggest pairings, describe dishes in taste terms and generate recipe ideas. A creativity engine for chefs, marketing and R&D.
What it gives you
Science-backed ingredient pairings
Enter an ingredient and get pairings ranked by aroma affinity and taste contrast. Every proposal explains the shared molecules.
Accessible sensory descriptions
Describe a dish in terms of taste, texture and aroma — no visual terms. Ideal for online menus, SEO and accessibility.
Recipe discovery by taste profile
Search a taste profile ('rich, milky, slightly fermented') and discover dishes from around the world that match it, with ideas to adapt to your kitchen.
How it works
Choose an ingredient or dish
Enter an ingredient to explore pairings, or a dish name to generate a sensory description.
The AI enriches the chemistry data
The engine calculates shared molecules and taste contrast, then the AI writes an understandable description and a dish idea.
Export to CalcMenu
Generated pairings and descriptions feed directly into CalcMenu recipe cards: ingredients, menu descriptions and tasting notes.
For which sectors
Prototype validated with design partners in hospitality and food manufacturing, using the Ahn et al. 2011 dataset (1,530 ingredients) under CC-BY licence.
Airports & passenger F&B
Cafes, lounges and fast-casual in the transit zone: standardised menus despite high staff turnover.
Theme parks
Hundreds of food outlets that must serve the same taste and quality all year round.
Cruises & ferries
Kitchens at sea that supply multiple ports, with limited stock and menus adapted to each itinerary.
Caterers & contract catering
Custom menus per client, with different allergen and cost requirements for every contract.
More CalcMenu features
Menus & recipes
Every recipe and menu in one database, always up to date and in four languages for the whole brigade.
Diets & textures
Turn any menu into the diets and textures you need (puréed, minced, IDDSI) without recalculating a single recipe.
Allergens & traceability
Allergens and nutrition calculated automatically from your recipes, ready for inspection.
Label Connector (NiceLabel)
From recipe to printed label: CalcMenu sends allergens, nutrition and shelf-life to your NiceLabel printers automatically.
Orders by floor / station
Each floor or ward orders its meals and diets online; the kitchen receives one consolidated summary.
Multi-site
Share recipes and standards from a central kitchen while each site adapts its own menus.
HACCP & safety
Temperatures, batch traceability and cleaning logs recorded continuously: always inspection-ready.
Food cost & purchasing
Each recipe's cost updates with supplier prices; steer your margins and orders with precision.
Electronic shelf labels (ESL)
Buffet, menu and price labels updated instantly from CalcMenu, with allergens and origin, no reprinting.
Nutrition & analysis
Calculate nutritional values per portion and adapt menus to specific diets.
Self-Service Meal Ordering
Patients and residents order their meals from a tablet or room screen: diets respected, allergens checked, kitchen orders consolidated automatically.
IDDSI textures
Apply IDDSI levels to recipes and ensure meals suitable for dysphagic patients.
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