US Patent 11164069 Controllable formula generation

Techniques to mimic a target food item using artificial intelligence are disclosed. A formula generator learns from open source and proprietary databases of ingredients and recipes. The formula generator is trained using features of the ingredients and using recipes. Given a target food item, the formula generator determines a formula that matches the given target food item and a score for the formula. The formula generator may generate, based on user-provided control definitions, numerous formulas that match the given target food item and may select an optimal formula from the generated formulas based on score.