AI tools for food & beverage formulation

SKS Nutrition AI is an AI R&D platform for food and beverage companies. These are the tools inside it, from the first formula draft to a compliant US label.

Formulation

• AI Formula Ideation: Generate starting formulas for beverages, snacks, sauces and functional foods with AI, then refine them with a food-science assistant, shelf-life checks and sensory targets.
• Ingredient Nutrition Profile: Research a single functional ingredient: USDA nutrient data, active compounds, regulatory claim notes, synergies and commercial products that use it.
• Emulsifier Formula Generator: Design emulsifier systems for beverages, sauces, dressings and dairy alternatives: emulsifier selection, HLB logic and use levels suggested by AI.
• Pet Food Formula: Formulate dog and cat food with AI: special needs, excluded ingredients and budget tiers, with conflict detection when requirements cannot all be met.

Regulatory & Labeling

• Nutrition Facts Builder: Build FDA Nutrition Facts labels from a formula: 21 CFR 101.9 rounding, %DV, RACC serving sizes, single-serving and dual-column formats, with SVG and Excel export.
• Compliance Audit: Screen every ingredient and sub-ingredient of a formula against FDA rules and US private-label programs (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, Kroger, Walmart, Sam's Club, Aldi).
• EU RegCheck: Check a formula against EU food additive categories and nutrition rules before exporting to Europe. Handles EU decimal commas, salt-from-sodium conversion and PDF reports.
• GRAS Notices Search: Search FDA GRAS notices by ingredient, notifier or intended use to check an ingredient's GRAS status before you formulate.
• Color AI SKU Check: Screen a product label's color additives against 21 CFR and US federal and state rules, including synthetic dye restrictions, before launch or reformulation.

Market Intelligence

• Beverage Market Trends: AI beverage market intelligence: trending flavors, competitor scans, a Dynamic Flavor Heatmap and a Sensory North Star target for your next product.
• Food Category Trends (Bakery, Condiments, Frozen, Candy, Processed Meat): AI trend and competitor reports for bakery, sauces and condiments, frozen foods, confectionery and processed meat, with season-aware time windows and shareable PDFs.

Sensory Intelligence

• Sensory Panel: Analyze sensory panel data and predict sensory profiles with AI: attribute profiles, benchmark comparison and taste-misalignment detection for formulas.

Consumer Simulation

• Virtual Persona Lab: Run AI-simulated consumer concept tests and A/B tests with persona panels and a 6-person virtual focus group before spending on real consumer research.
• Retail Shelf Simulator: Simulate how a new food or beverage product performs on shelf across US retail channels, with AI shelf visuals and a performance report.
• Virtual Bar Simulator: Simulate launching a new spirit, RTD or beer in a virtual bar with 100 AI consumers: purchase rate, cannibalization risk, packaging and positioning.

Ingredient Atlases

• Sweetener Atlas: Compare sugars, high-intensity sweeteners and polyols for sugar reduction, with a replacement calculator that also flags the bulk you lose when sugar comes out.
• Energy Drink Atlas: Energy drink R&D atlas: products, flavors, brands, claims, packaging, safety, suppliers and troubleshooting knowledge for caffeine and functional energy formulas.
• Category Atlases (Protein, Sauce, Chocolate, Ice Cream, Cheese, Soda, Snacks and more): Category atlases for protein, protein snacks, savory snacks, sauces, chocolate, ice cream, cheese, soda, candy, supplements, fungi, algae, matcha, chili, citrus, coffee and tea.

Flavor

• Maillard Vibe-Architect: Design roasted, caramel, malt and smoky beverage flavor profiles from a mood on a 1-10 Maillard Mood Scale, generated as a starting formula.
• Mocktail Generator: Generate non-alcoholic cocktail and mocktail recipes with food-science balance of sweetness, acidity and bitterness, for menus and NA beverage development.

Access is through the Enterprise Pilot plan, starting at $5,000 per month. There is no free trial; guided demos are available from the SKS team. See pricing

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