Inspiration
Introducing Eco Eats, a game-changing solution that revolutionizes the way we consume and interact with our food. Our cutting-edge image detection program empowers consumers to make environmentally-conscious choices by simply scanning ingredient lists on product labels.
What it does
Eco Eats analyzes scanned ingredient lists and provides a comprehensive eco-score based on factors such as carbon footprint as well as information vegan, vegetarian, egg, gluten, and other dietary restrictions.Our app allows users to snap a quick picture of any ingredients list. It then uses Google Vision's API and Cohere to output a summary of the ingredients list, and also displays icons based on whether the items are vegan/vegetarian friendly, and whether the items contain any common allergens. Eco eats will also calculate whether an item has a low, medium, or high carbon footprint by detecting ingredients that generally have a large carbon footprint.
How we built it
We used react as our front-end framework, we use python flask as our back-end. For our AI api's we used google-vision for our image detection and Cohere for our ingredient isolation.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into challenges with our applications latency, which was high because we had to make sequential calls to google vision and cohere's APIs.We had some difficultly thinking of how to determine the carbon footprint from an ingredients list. We were not able to find an API that gave us the carbon footprint of each ingredient, and we also considered whether earlier ingredients should be weighted more heavily in calculation (since they appear in larger amounts). Ultimately, we decided to calculate the carbon footprint level by using some heuristics (such as: vegan/vegetarian items generally have lower carbon footprints).
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Seamless integration of AI-powered solutions Easy to read allergen information Accurate eco-scores and tailored recommendations User-friendly and intuitive interface
What we learned
The importance of effective teamwork New AI technologies and their applications Managing time and resources efficiently
What's next for Eco Eats
Expanding the database for wider product coverage Partnering with eco-conscious brands and organizations Developing a mobile app for easier access and convenience
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