Define Ingredient Flavor Characteristics

As a Host, I want to define flavor characteristics for ingredients, So that the system can analyze how ingredients contribute to a cocktail’s overall flavor profile.

Acceptance Criteria

• Given I am creating or editing an ingredient
• When I define its flavor profile
• Then I can rate characteristics on a scale of 0-10:
  • Sweet
  • Sour
  • Bitter
  • Umami
  • Spicy
  • Herbal
  • Floral
  • Fruity
• And I can see a visual representation (radar chart) of the profile
• And the system provides default profiles for common ingredients
• And I can customize profiles based on my preferences
• And profiles are used to calculate recipe balance
• And when I view an ingredient, I can see its flavor profile displayed visually

Implementation Status

✅ IMPLEMENTED (December 2025)

Implementation Details

Coverage:

• 100% ingredient coverage (80 ingredients with complete flavor profiles)
• All 8 flavor characteristics defined for each ingredient
• Visual FlavorProfileChart component for display

Files:

• shaker/components/FlavorProfileChart.tsx - Visual chart component
• shaker/types/ingredient.ts - FlavorProfile type definition
• shaker/data/ingredients/index.ts - Default flavor profiles

Features:

• Ingredient detail screen displays flavor profiles
• FlavorProfileEditor component available for editing
• Default profiles provided for 80+ common ingredients
• Radar chart visualization

See: Flavor Profile Audit for complete details.

Priority

Medium - Foundation for flavor analysis

Related Entities

• Ingredient, IngredientProfile, FlavorCharacteristic