SpiceProof

SpiceProof helps home cooks and small food businesses avoid buying fake, stale, or mislabeled specialty ingredients (saffron, vanilla, matcha, olive oil, truffles, spices). It’s a mobile-first AI app that guides users through quick at-home checks using their phone camera and a few simple prompts (packaging, threads/powder appearance, color bleed tests, aroma notes, vendor claims). The app produces a confidence score, flags common fraud patterns, and stores a “purchase record” with photos, price, seller, lot info, and outcomes over time. It also suggests reputable alternatives and realistic price ranges so users can spot deals that are too good to be true. This is not lab-grade authentication; it’s a practical screening tool that reduces regret purchases and helps users learn what quality looks like.