Bits and pieces is a proposed international shorthand standard to identify key base ingredients in prepared food. The goal is to capture dietry restrictions related to allergies, religious beliefs, and/or personal preference into a common standard which can be decoded quickly by memorization or using a decoder.
- Simple latin based script
- Master lookup table for food items
- Ability to quickly decipher for standard diets
- Customization for complex needs
In the quarter poudner with cheese, McDonald's uses a Beef Hamburger Patty, American Cheese, Sesame Bun, Ketchup, Pickles, Onions, Mustard
Using the standard, the following string would result
B/ Br-S + C-p Ch-a ++ On Ke Mu
B/ - indicates Beef as a main ingredient
Br-S indicates Bread topped with Sesame
+ indicates minor ingredients to follow
C-p indicates cucumber, Pickles
Ch-A indicates cheese, American
On, Ke and Mu are top level groups and applied in very small quantities
In the next example, a restaurant serves a beef kebab skewer. The beef is Halal. The following would apply
Ha=B/++s
Ha= Indicates food is Halal
B/ indicates Beef as a main ingredient
++s indicates salt was used in very small quantities
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