Processes and Systems Using and Producing Food Healthfulness Data Based on Food Metagroups
First Claim
1. A process for selecting and purchasing and/or consuming food, comprising, supplying at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data of a candidate food offered for sale or available for consumption;
- obtaining healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the candidate food based on its at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data, the healthfulness data for the candidate food being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the candidate food, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup;
selecting the candidate food based on its healthfulness data; and
at least one of consuming the selected candidate food and purchasing the selected candidate food.
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Abstract
Processes for selecting and purchasing and/or consuming food are provided. In certain embodiments, healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of a candidate food is based on a selected procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a food group comprising the candidate food. The respective food group is one of a plurality of food groups a within a particular metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, wherein each of the metagroups comprises a plurality of food groups. Each of the metagroups has a different procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in its food groups. The relative healthfulness data is also based on respective comparison data for the corresponding food group. Related processes for producing food energy data and for producing a food product are provided. Related processes and systems for supplying food energy data to a requester and supplying meal plan data to a consumer are also provided.
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56 Claims
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1. A process for selecting and purchasing and/or consuming food, comprising, supplying at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data of a candidate food offered for sale or available for consumption;
- obtaining healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the candidate food based on its at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data, the healthfulness data for the candidate food being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the candidate food, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup;
selecting the candidate food based on its healthfulness data; and
at least one of consuming the selected candidate food and purchasing the selected candidate food. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- obtaining healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the candidate food based on its at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data, the healthfulness data for the candidate food being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the candidate food, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup;
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8. A process for producing relative healthfulness data for a selected food within a corresponding food group comprising a plurality of different foods, the corresponding food group being one of a plurality of food groups each included in a respective one of a plurality of metagroups each including a plurality of food groups, comprising, in a data processing system, selecting a respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in the food groups of a respective metagroup including the corresponding food group, each of the metagroups having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup;
- in the data processing system, selecting respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
in the data processing system, obtaining relative healthfulness data for the selected food based on the respective procedure and the respective comparison data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- in the data processing system, selecting respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
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16. A process for providing data to a data requester representing healthfulness of a food relative to one or more other foods, comprising, receiving in a data processing system request data provided by the data requestor requesting healthfulness data for a selected food;
- using a processor of the data processing system, obtaining relative healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the selected food, the relative healthfulness data being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the selected food, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
at least one of (a) communicating the relative healthfulness data to a device for presentation to the data requester, and (b) presenting the relative healthfulness data to the data requester via a presentation device of the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- using a processor of the data processing system, obtaining relative healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the selected food, the relative healthfulness data being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the selected food, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
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23. A system for providing data to a data requester representing healthfulness of a selected food relative to one or more other foods, comprising, an input operative to receive request data provided by the data requester requesting healthfulness data for a selected food;
- a processor coupled with the input to receive the request data provided by the data requester and configured to obtain relative healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the selected food, the relative healthfulness data being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the selected food, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
at least one of (a) communications coupled with the processor to receive the relative healthfulness data therefrom and to communicate the relative healthfulness data to a device for presentation to the data requester, and (b) a presentation device coupled with the processor to receive the relative healthfulness data and operative to present the relative healthfulness data to the data requester. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
- a processor coupled with the input to receive the request data provided by the data requester and configured to obtain relative healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the selected food, the relative healthfulness data being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the selected food, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
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34. A process for providing meal plan data to a consumer, comprising, receiving request data in a data processing system representing a request for a meal plan from a consumer;
- in response to the request, obtaining meal plan data representing a plurality of predetermined food servings to be consumed by the consumer during a predetermined period based on relative healthfulness data for respective predetermined food servings, the relative healthfulness data being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for each of the predetermined food servings for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the same, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
at least one of (a) communicating the meal plan data to a device for presentation to the data requester, and (b) presenting the meal plan data to the data requester via a presentation device of the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- in response to the request, obtaining meal plan data representing a plurality of predetermined food servings to be consumed by the consumer during a predetermined period based on relative healthfulness data for respective predetermined food servings, the relative healthfulness data being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for each of the predetermined food servings for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the same, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
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43. A system for providing meal plan data to a consumer, comprising, an input operative to receive request data representing a request for a meal plan from the consumer;
- a processor coupled with the input to receive the request data and configured to obtain relative healthfulness data for each of a plurality of predetermined food servings, the relative healthfulness data being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for each of the predetermined food servings for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the same, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup, and to obtain meal plan data representing a plurality of predetermined food servings to be consumed by the consumer during a predetermined period based on the relative healthfulness data; and
at least one of (a) communications coupled with the processor to receive the meal plan data therefrom and to communicate the meal plan data to a device for presentation to the consumer, and (b) a presentation device coupled with the processor to receive the meal plan data and operative to present the meal plan data to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
- a processor coupled with the input to receive the request data and configured to obtain relative healthfulness data for each of a plurality of predetermined food servings, the relative healthfulness data being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for each of the predetermined food servings for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the same, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup, and to obtain meal plan data representing a plurality of predetermined food servings to be consumed by the consumer during a predetermined period based on the relative healthfulness data; and
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52. A process for producing a food product having relative healthfulness data associated therewith, comprising, obtaining a food product, supplying at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data of the food product;
- obtaining healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the food product based on its at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data, the healthfulness data for the food product being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the food product, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
associating the healthfulness data with the food product. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
- obtaining healthfulness data representing a relative healthfulness of the food product based on its at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data, the healthfulness data for the food product being based on (a) a selected respective procedure for processing nutritional data of foods in a respective food group comprising the food product, the respective food group being one of a plurality of food groups of a respective metagroup of a plurality of metagroups, each of the metagroups comprising a plurality of food groups and having a different respective procedure for processing the nutritional data of foods in the food groups within such metagroup, and (b) selected respective comparison data for the corresponding food group, each of the food groups in each metagroup having different respective comparison data than the other food groups in such metagroup; and
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