Data as the future food Nesli Sözer (Research Professor, VTT)

1. Data as the future food
Prof Nesli Sözer
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
https://www.tcmworld.org/humans-food-connection-universe/

2. Food 4.0 is about personalization
➢Consumers have more power
➢to decide what food fits their body and
values
➢to select products and delivery ways that fit
their lifestyle
➢Consumers are more active partners of
the food system
➢to share their preferences & needs
➢to modify food options and influence
production to support their individual
choices

3. 25.10.2019 VTT – beyond the obvious 3
DATA
SERVICES
SUSTAINABILITY
CONVENIENCE
NUTRITION
SAFE
PRICE
TASTE
Must factors in food
Growth lays in data driven
efficacy, new added values,
services

4. Ingredient
technologies
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
Smart Food
Platforms &
Crowds
Hyper-local
sourcing &
distribution
Hyper-
personalization
”Data is the fuel and analytics is the engine” of smart
and sustainable food production!

5. Food cycle is empowered by new
technologies & digitalization
Agile food
manufacturing
Ingredient
4.0
Solutions at
consumer interface
Se
Robotics,IoT,
AI, smart
logistics and
packaging
Circular
systems,
farming
tech,
synthetic
biology, AI
Self monitoring,
sensing, MyData, AI,
AR/VR

6. Sensorization of things is the key towards
hyper-personalizated food
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
I MADE IT! MADE FOR ME!

7. Sensorization of things: FOOD
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
➢ Tellspec combines spectroscopy and learning
algorithms to analyze the chemical composition of
simple foods.
➢ Tellspec identifies calories, macronutrients, and
allergens in foods, as well as specific nutritional
information such as glycemic index and dietary fibre.
➢ The information is displayed in an easy-to-
understand interface on your smart phone.
http://tellspec.com

8. Sensorization of things: ME
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
▪ Our skin is an excellent media for
electronic devices to assess the
current wellness and health status of
the body.
▪ Possible to measure f.ex. heart rate,
hydration, oxygen saturation,
breathing rate and temperature
https://graphene-flagship.eu

9. Sensorization of things: ME
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
➢ WearSens created by UCLA: A “smart”
necklace that tracks vibrations in the
neck to automatically detect if a user is
eating, what he is eating, and whether
he should stop.
➢ Measures the change in chewing,
swallowing, and breathing patterns
based on what food is being consumed.
The necklace uses piezoelectric sensors that generate
electricity under applied stress to record the body’s
movements as food moves in, around and down the
mouth and throat.
http://www.prototypingengineer.com/smart-necklace-tracks-eat/

10. Sensorization of me in the augmented
environment to boost my eating
experiences
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
➢Our visual and auditory perceptions of eating
environment alter our food choices, sensory
and emotional aspects related to the eating
experience
➢Augmentation of the eating environment:
➢altered consumers’ emotional responses
➢elevated consumers’ evaluations of healthy
snack to the same level as unhealthy snack

11. Fusion of ‘Big data’ with ‘Internet of Things’, will
catalyze decentralized food manufacturing.
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
Digital
systems
Biological
systems
Physical
systems
Food
Ind 4.0

12. Example smart food manufacturing:
VTT’s cake in a cup machine
25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious
VTT’s cake in a cup machine makes on-demand single
serving sweet or savory ”cup” cakes formulated and
baked at the point-of-purchase to allow
personalization of nutritional and taste profile.

13. 25/10/2019 VTT – beyond the obvious 13
Next generation of food
manufacturing is fueled by data
connecting your feelings, your
health & wellbeing with your food!

14. 25/10/2019
Nesli Sozer
nesli.sozer@vtt.fi
+358 401523875
@VTTFinland www.vtt.fi