Research

After some research, we found that:
- Decomposing food produces methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than Co2.
- 931 million tons of waste come from households, retail establishments and the food industry each year.
- 570 million tons comes from households.
- 60% of food waste is the responsibility of consumers.
- According to REFED, educating consumers about food waste could prevent 2.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
- 74kg is the global average of food waste, per capita.
- 1/3 of all food produced in the world is wasted, enough to feed all the world's undernourished people several times over.

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Wise Cook
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USER
People looking to avoid food waste while learning to ration their food, learn new recipes and identify the state of their food, saving money and helping the environment.
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SERVICE DEFINITION
WiseCook is an educational platform where users can learn to ration their food through Machine Learning, learn new recipes and have control of their food to prevent it from being damaged or thrown away prematurely, thus eating better, saving money and avoiding food waste.
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WHAT PROBLEMS DO WE SOLVE?
We provide a platform that allows the user to consciously avoid food waste, that provides consumption alternatives and generates savings while educating about the impact of food waste on the planet.
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WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA?
Reduction of waste and individual impact on the environment
Reduces food purchasing costs Reduces decision time and provides users with alternatives about their food consumption
Educates about waste and overproduction Allows to have record / Inventory of your pantry avoiding forgetting food that end up in the garbage.

The Wisemer is our smart device designed to complement Wisecook, it is synchronized with the data from the "Pantry" section and its objective is to show the shelf life and quantity of organic products available.