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Smart Food Expiry Tracker

The Problem:

Food waste is a massive problem. Families throw away good food simply because they forgot what was in their fridge or don't know whether it expired or not. The tricky ones are fruits and vegetables, many people find it hard to distinguish between spoiled and overriped.

The Gap:

Current solutions are Best Before labels and certain apps that rely on us to remember which don't really solve the problem.

Smart fridges exist but they are very expensive and offer limited services.

The Solution:

This is where the Smart Food Expiry Trackers come in. It combines a simple scanning system with AI powered sensors and camara inside the fridge. The camara recognize the items that are put in the fridge and log its data like the expiry date. The sensors could detect gases released by ripening or rotting fruits and vegetables, monitor humidity and temprature, and use a small camara to track visual changes. An app would alert the user when the items are nearing expiry and give a clear "still good" or "spoiled" status for items that are hard to judge.

Who Benefits:

Mainly the households benifit from this by saving both money and food.

Communities benefit if surplus food is shared before it spoils.

Why This Matters to Me:

I just cannot tell the difference between overriped and spoiled fruits and vegetables. A fridge that could tell me directly would give me peace of mind, save money, and help reduce unnecessary waste.

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  • Smart Food Expiry Tracker is a really good idea to reduce waste and save money.
    It’s a smart and useful idea for safer and more sustainable food management.
    Good idea — it helps people remember expiry dates and avoid food spoilage.
    This is a very practical idea for both homes and restaurants.
  • Good Idea! The Smart Food Expiry Tracker is a practical, AI-driven solution that helps households cut food waste, save money, and reduce stress by clearly identifying when food is fresh, nearing expiry, or spoiled.
  • This is a really clever idea that addresses a common household problem in a practical way. To strengthen it, you could also think about cost-effectiveness and how to make the tracker affordable for regular families. Adding potential links to food donation when items near expiry would make the solution even more impactful.
  • Smart Food Expiry Trackers are a game-changer—cutting waste, saving money, and giving households peace of mind with simple, AI-powered freshness checks.
  • Smart Food Expiry Trackers tackle a relatable household issue with a mix of sensors, AI, and computer vision. The idea is practical and impactful, saving money and cutting food waste. The challenge lies in making the tech affordable and simple enough for wide adoption, as smart fridges already struggle with cost and complexity. Still, a strong, user-focused solution to a common problem.
  • Great idea Charan. It can be very easy to overlook this part of life and it saves not only money, but also reduces household waste.
  • This is a really thoughtful idea! You’ve clearly identified a real-world problem and proposed a practical, tech-driven solution that could make everyday life easier. I like how your solution goes beyond simple reminders and actually uses sensors and AI to assess freshness in real time, which sets it apart from just labeling or apps. Highlighting the community benefit of food sharing is also a strong point because it shows broader social impact, not just personal convenience. If you refine the feasibility (like cost and scalability), this could be a very compelling innovation
  • It's such a resourceful idea ! It's going to be beneficial for the household by not checking if the food is fresh enough or expired. This is a hygienic way to maintain the refrigerator and also the food items. Once it comes to life everyone needs it !
  • I think its a fantastic idea, we are not just saving money, but also we are preventing food wastage and keeping our fridges clean and tidy... Keep up the good work
  • Hi Charan, it is indeed very thoughtful to show concern about food wastage. As you have pointed out, food wastage is a huge problem all over the world. the ability to distinguish between fresh and spoiled food and keeping track of it can be a life changer for many people around the world. My primary concern is the limitation that can cause by using cameras and other basic sensors to track food. I most households, food is usually placed in airtight containers which are mostly translucent or opaque, limiting the usage of cameras for tracking food. At subcooled temperatures, odor by gasses and humidity levels are hard to track and log accurate data. Although this is a very thoughtful and practical idea, it does come with many limitations for you to work with.
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