Bionutrient Food Association Meter
Connects to any android device wirelessly using bluetooth or wired using usb on the go.
Bionutrient food association meter. Markets are driven by demand. The bionutrient food association has been working to improve food quality since its inception in 2010 and one of the key ways we identified to do so was to align economic leverage and supply chain transparency. It is said people vote with their dollars. 10 wavelength reflectometer output not affected by ambient light robust and field ready.
Includes wall charger and. I first heard about this unique device in a presentation at the acres usa farming conference last week by dan kittredge an organic vegetable farmer and head of the nonpr. And you can help. The type of analysis we re doing to determine food quality is one that requires lots of data points.
Markets are driven by demand. We believe there is a growing awareness that not all food is equal and quality of. Towards the end of last year whilst listening to an episode of the regenerative agriculture podcast i was fascinated to learn about a prototype handheld spectrometer being developed by the bionutrient food association in the us which uses the signature of reflected light from food samples to give a potential indication of their nutritional density. The bionutrient food association introduces the bionutrient meter with the following paragraphs from their website.
Connects to real food campaign app to collect share and display results. It has lights leds light emitting diodes that emit light at very specific wavelengths fancy sciency word for colors which then bounce off objects like carrots or carrot pulp or spinach or soil while some of it is absorbed turned into other forms of energy like heat by the object and then a light sensor in the device reads how much light bounces back for each wavelength multiple times very quickly. It is said people vote with their dollars. The bionutrient food association has been working to improve food quality since its inception in 2010 and one of the key ways we identified to do that was to align economic leverage and supply chain transparency.
Of the bionutrient food association shares his vision for 2019 and beyond greg austic offers a real time look into the data collected so far paired with info about. Video tutorials need a hand getting started. We believe there is a growing awareness that not all food is equal and quality of nutrient levels taste and shelf life can vary greatly. The bionutrient meter combined with our other research projects and our lab testing is delving into this question of quality.
There has never been more need for a food testing tool like this. As mentioned in our december 2018 farm newsletter i am super excited about the new bionutrient meter developed by the bionutrient food association. A quick overview we started this project because we understand a few basic points that crop food nutrition has declined over time and that there has been a concurrent increase in physical psychological and emotional ailments correlated to nutrient deficiencies in our bodies. Although this technology is still in its development phase and a significant amount of data needs to be collected to calibrate the readings.
If you ve received your bionutrient meter and are not sure how to begin or just like to see it done first check out our getting started videos covering setting up the real food campaign app on your android phone and then connecting to bluetooth and managing bluetooth devices. It isn t just one characteristic but is the combination of a number of metrics.