METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING, SCORING, GROUPING AND PRESENTING NUTRITIONAL VALUE INFORMATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS
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Abstract
A method and system for presenting nutritional information about food products. The method involves gathering nutritional data about food products, analyzing that data to determine a nutritional value, scoring the product, and applying a designation reflecting the nutritional score. The nutritional value score designation is then displayed at the point of sale for observation by customers. The system includes a data gathering function, a data analyzing function, a data storing function, a scoring function, a reporting function and a display function to perform the steps of the method described.
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12. A computer-implemented method of assigning nutritional value ratings to a plurality of food products of the same and different type, the computer-implemented method using a computer system having (i) a plurality of computer-implemented functions, and (ii) one or more databases, the computer-implemented method comprising, for each food product, assigning a rating by:
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a) executing a data gathering function and a data filtering function of the computer system that stores in one or more of the databases nutritional data for a plurality of nutritional quality attributes of each food product, wherein caloric value is not an evaluated nutritional quality attribute of the food product; b) establishing ranges of nutritional quality attribute values for each nutritional quality attribute, wherein nutritional quality attribute values are not established for caloric content of the food product; c) assigning a point value to each of the ranges of nutritional quality attribute values to establish the relative importance of each of the ranges, and storing the assigned point values in the one or more databases; and d) executing a scoring function of the computer system that is in communication with the one or more databases that (i) calculates a total nutritional quality score for the food product based on the point values of the nutritional quality attributes for the food product and a scoring algorithm, and (ii) assigns a nutritional value rating based on the total nutritional quality score, wherein each nutritional value rating corresponds to a nutritional quality score or a range of nutritional quality scores, and wherein the same scoring algorithm and rating correlations are used for different types of food products. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented system for assigning nutritional value ratings to a plurality of food products of the same and different type, the computer-implemented system comprising:
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(a) a data gathering function and a data filtering function of a computer system that (i) stores in one or more databases nutritional data for a plurality of nutritional quality attributes of each food product, wherein caloric value is not an evaluated nutritional quality attribute of the food product; and (ii) establishes ranges of nutritional quality attribute values for each nutritional quality attribute, wherein nutritional quality attribute values are not established for caloric content of the food product; (b) one or more of the databases of the computer system storing a point value assigned to each of the ranges of nutritional quality attributes to establish the relative importance of each of the ranges; and (c) a scoring function of the computer system in communication with the one or more databases that (i) calculates a total nutritional quality score for the food product based on the point values of the nutritional quality attributes for the food product and a scoring algorithm, and (ii) assigns a nutritional value rating based on the total nutritional quality score, wherein each nutritional value rating corresponds to a nutritional quality score or a range of nutritional quality scores, and wherein the same scoring algorithm and rating correlations are used for different types of food products. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product for assigning nutritional value ratings to a plurality of food products of the same and different type, wherein the computer program product includes computer-readable instructions tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium that, when executed by a computer system, uses the computer system to perform a method comprising, for each food product, assigning a rating by:
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a. executing a data gathering function and a data filtering function of the computer system that i. stores in one or more databases nutritional data for a plurality of nutritional quality attributes of the food product, wherein caloric value is not an evaluated nutritional quality attribute of the food product; and ii. establishes ranges of nutritional quality attribute values for each nutritional quality attribute, wherein nutritional quality attribute values are not established for caloric content of the food product; b. assigning a point value to each of the ranges of nutritional quality attributes to establish relative importance of each of the ranges, and storing the point values for each of the ranges in the one or more databases; and c. executing a scoring function of the computer system that is in communication with the one or more databases that i. calculates a total nutritional quality score for the food product based on the point values of the nutritional quality attributes for the food product and a scoring algorithm, and ii. assigns a nutritional value rating based upon the total nutritional quality score, wherein each nutritional value rating corresponds to a nutritional quality score or a range of nutritional quality scores, and wherein the same scoring algorithm and rating correlations are used for different types of food products. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-implemented method of assigning nutritional value ratings to a plurality of food products of the same and different type, the computer-implemented method using a computer system having (i) a plurality of computer-implemented functions, and (ii) one or more databases, the computer-implemented method comprising, for each food product, assigning a rating by:
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a) executing a data gathering function and a data filtering function of the computer system that (i) analyzes nutritional data for a plurality of nutritional quality attributes of the food product, wherein caloric value is not an evaluated nutritional quality attribute of the food product, to determine its relative importance with respect to the nutritional value of the product; (ii) normalizes the nutritional data for a predetermined caloric value to allow accurate comparison of different food products; (iii) stores the normalized nutritional data in the one or more databases including at least the Uniform Product Code and the normalized nutritional data; and (iv) establishes ranges of nutritional quality attribute values for each nutritional quality attribute based on the normalized nutritional data; b) assigning a point value to each of the ranges of nutritional quality attributes to establish relative importance and storing the point values for each of the ranges in the one or more databases; and c) executing a scoring function of the computer system that is in communication with the one or more databases that (i) calculates a total nutritional quality score for the food product based on the point values of the nutritional quality attributes for the food product reflecting the food'"'"'s value and a scoring algorithm assessing amounts of at least trans fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, added sugar, added sodium, dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals and whole grain, and (ii) assigns a nutritional value rating based on the total nutritional quality score, wherein each nutritional value rating corresponds to a nutritional quality score or a range of nutritional quality scores, and wherein the same scoring algorithm and rating correlations are used for different types of food products.
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