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AI agent for food scientists

Sugar Reduction Reformulation Agent

A reduced sugar formula that meets sweetness, texture, cost and claim targets after a few trials.

DecisionsCreatingScience and researchProduct development
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Sugar Reduction Reformulation Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Cutting sugar by 30 percent also cuts bulk, browning, sweetness and shelf life, and each bench trial teaches something new. This agent proposes ingredient swaps to reduce sugar, such as fibers, polyols, high-intensity sweeteners or flavor modifiers. It computes the nutrition panel and checks label claim limits, such as the threshold for a reduced sugar claim. After each bench trial, the developer enters sweetness, texture and notes, and the agent revises the formula and tracks the results against targets for sweetness, texture and cost. It continues until the targets are met or the plan is stopped. You approve trials and the final formula. Edge case: a swap that makes the product exceed a limit for a laxative-effect warning is rejected early.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Reformulation brief set 2 USES A TOOL Read the current formula, targets and claim rules 3 DOES Propose sugar swaps and amounts that restore bulkand sweetness 4 USES A TOOL Calculate the nutrition panel and cost for eachoption 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Does each option meet the claim limits and costceiling? If not: drop or adjust the option and recalculate. Backto step 3. 6 YOU APPROVE Developer approves the trial formulas 7 USES A TOOL Read bench trial results for sweetness, texture andnotes 8 CHECKS THE RESULT Are sweetness, texture and cost within the targets? If not: revise the formula for the largest gap andpropose the next trial. Back to step 3. 9 DOES Record the trial history and the reasoning 10 YOU APPROVE Developer approves the final formula 11 RESULT Final formula and trial record
Read the steps as a list
  1. Reformulation brief set
  2. Read the current formula, targets and claim rules
  3. Propose sugar swaps and amounts that restore bulk and sweetness
  4. Calculate the nutrition panel and cost for each option
  5. Does each option meet the claim limits and cost ceiling?If not: drop or adjust the option and recalculate. Back to step 3.
  6. Developer approves the trial formulasThe agent waits here for your OK.
  7. Read bench trial results for sweetness, texture and notes
  8. Are sweetness, texture and cost within the targets?If not: revise the formula for the largest gap and propose the next trial. Back to step 3.
  9. Record the trial history and the reasoning
  10. Developer approves the final formulaThe agent waits here for your OK.
  11. Final formula and trial record

How it decides

Swaps are ranked by how well they restore bulk, sweetness and function at an acceptable cost. After a trial, the largest gap against the targets sets the next change.

  • Sugar reduction under the claim threshold: adjust until the claim is met
  • Sweetness below target by over 1 point on a 9-point scale: raise sweetener or flavor
  • Polyol dose above the warning level: reject the option
  • Cost above the ceiling by over 5 percent: look for a cheaper bulking agent

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Sugar reduction target
  • Sweetness and texture targets
  • Ingredient list allowed
  • Cost ceiling
  • Maximum trials (default 5)

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Each trial
  • The final formula

Hard limits

  • Never run a trial or change a recipe on the line
  • Never make a claim the label rules do not allow

It stops when

  • Done: targets met and formula approved
  • Stop: five trials without meeting targets, developer decides

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensA biscuit with 22 percent sugar had a target of 15 percent. Trial 1 used allulose and fiber and met cost, but texture was too soft, so the check failed. The agent raised fiber and cut moisture. Trial 2 scored sweetness 6.8 against a target of 7 and cost 3 percent over. Trial 3 added a flavor modifier and met all targets. The developer approved.

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