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Flavor Profiles

This directory contains individual user stories related to flavor characteristic definition, recipe balance analysis, menu-wide flavor analysis, and balance recommendations.

Overview

The flavor profile system enables hosts to understand and analyze the flavor characteristics of ingredients, products, and recipes. This foundation supports menu balancing, recipe development, and personalized drink recommendations.

Story Summary

✅ Implemented Stories (3) - Moved to `completed/` directory

Note: All implemented flavor profile stories have been moved to ../completed/ directory.

1. Define Ingredient Flavor Characteristics

Priority: Medium
Status: ✅ Implemented

Define flavor characteristics (sweet, sour, bitter, umami, spicy, herbal, floral, fruity) for ingredients on a 0-10 scale. Foundation for all flavor analysis.

Coverage: 100% (80 ingredients with complete profiles)

2. View Recipe Flavor Balance

Priority: Medium
Status: ✅ Implemented

See calculated flavor balance of recipes with visual charts, dominant flavors, balance assessments, and ingredient contributions. Live preview when editing.

Coverage: 65% (20 of 31 recipes have complete matches)

3. View Product Flavor Profiles

Priority: Medium
Status: ✅ Implemented

View flavor profiles of products through ingredient mappings. Supports single or multiple ingredient mappings with visual charts.

Coverage: 100% (20 products via ingredient mapping)

⏳ Planned Stories (6)

Priority: Low
Status: ⏳ Not Yet Implemented

Analyze overall flavor diversity of event menus to ensure variety. Shows aggregate profiles, distributions, gaps, and recommendations.

Dependencies: Recipe flavor calculation (✅ complete), menu aggregation (⏳ needed)

Priority: Low
Status: ⏳ Not Yet Implemented

Receive suggestions for improving menu flavor balance. Suggests recipes to add, modifications, and identifies gaps.

Dependencies: Menu flavor diversity analysis (⏳ needed)

6. Match Drinks to Guest Flavor Preferences

Priority: Low
Status: ⏳ Not Yet Implemented

Match drinks to guests’ flavor preferences with match scores and personalized recommendations.

Dependencies: Guest preference system (⏳ needed), menu flavor analysis (⏳ needed)

7. Compare Recipe Variations by Flavor

Priority: Low
Status: ⏳ Not Yet Implemented

Compare flavor profiles of different recipe variations side-by-side to choose the best version.

Dependencies: Recipe variations tracking (⏳ needed), comparison visualization (⏳ needed)

8. Adjust Recipe to Target Flavor Profile

Priority: Low
Status: ⏳ Not Yet Implemented

Adjust recipe ingredients to achieve target flavor profiles with automated suggestions.

Dependencies: Adjustment algorithm (⏳ needed), target profile specification (⏳ needed)

9. Tag Recipes by Flavor Profile

Priority: Low
Status: ⏳ Not Yet Implemented

Automatically tag recipes based on dominant flavors for easier searching and filtering.

Dependencies: Automatic tag generation (⏳ needed), tag suggestion UI (⏳ needed)

Implementation Progress

Overall Status

Implemented: 3 of 9 stories (33%)
Planned: 6 of 9 stories (67%)

Foundation Status

✅ Ingredient Flavor Profiles: 100% complete (80 ingredients)
✅ Product Flavor Profiles: 100% complete (20 products)
⚠️ Recipe Flavor Profiles: 65% complete (20 of 31 recipes)
⏳ Menu Flavor Analysis: Not yet implemented
⏳ Guest Preferences: Not yet implemented

Key Components

Implemented:

FlavorProfileChart component - Visual chart display
Flavor profile calculation utilities
Ingredient profile data (80 ingredients)
Product-to-ingredient mappings (20 products)
Recipe flavor calculation with partial matching

See: Flavor Profile Audit for detailed coverage statistics.

Flavor Profile Audit - Coverage analysis and statistics
Ingredient-Product Mapping - Product-to-ingredient relationships
Tagging System - Tag management (related to Story 9)

Usage Guidelines

For Recipe Development: Use Stories 1-3 to understand ingredient and recipe flavors
For Menu Planning: Use Stories 4-5 (when implemented) for menu balance analysis
For Guest Service: Use Story 6 (when implemented) for personalized recommendations
For Recipe Refinement: Use Stories 7-8 (when implemented) to compare and adjust recipes
For Discovery: Use Story 9 (when implemented) to search recipes by flavor tags

Future Enhancements

The foundation for flavor profile analysis has been implemented with ingredient profiles, recipe flavor calculation, and visualizations. Future stories build upon this foundation for:

Menu-level analysis and aggregation
Balance recommendations and suggestions
Guest preference matching
Recipe comparison and adjustment tools
Automatic flavor-based tagging