KITCHEN
KIT.
WASTE LESS
FOOD,
LIVE
SMARTER.
A Raspberry Pi 5 kitchen device that tracks food, helps prevent waste, and generates AI recipes. The prototype study reported a 30–40% reduction in household food waste.
DEVICE MOCKUP
PROCESSOR
RPi 5
DISPLAY
5" TOUCHSCREEN
CAMERA
HAND TRACKING
1/3
OF ALL FOOD IS WASTED.
KG WASTED SINCE YOU OPENED THIS PAGE
70%
WATER USE
of Earth's freshwater is used by agriculture. Wasted food means wasted water.
CH₄ ×25
METHANE EMISSIONS
Food waste in landfills releases methane, which is 25 times more potent than CO₂.
+∞ ha
DEFORESTATION
Forests are cleared for farmland to meet demand that smarter use of food could reduce.
THREE MODULES.
ONE SOLUTION.
Capture, storage, and generation work together to organize food and help you decide what to cook.
CAPTURE
Photograph your groceries for neural-network recognition, or scan a paper or digital receipt. Digital receipts use less paper.
STORAGE
Camera footage and food inventory data stay on the device. Only AI-generated recipes are synced to the cloud.
GENERATION
AI generates recipes that prioritize ingredients nearing their expiry dates. Each recipe also undergoes a safety check.
HOW IT WORKS.
PHOTO OR SCAN
Photograph your groceries or scan a digital receipt. A neural network identifies the food items.
TRACK AND NOTIFY
The system records expiry dates, estimates freshness, and alerts you before food spoils.
COOK SMARTER
Get AI recipes based on your ingredients, kitchen tools, and preferences, prioritizing food that needs to be used soon.
ZERO WASTE
Repeat the cycle. Cook more, waste less, save money, and reduce your environmental impact.
LESS FOOD WASTE
Reported reduction in household food waste after two weeks of active use. The first week of use allowed for adaptation; the second provided the final results.
COOKING QUALITY AND SPEED
The test families reported spending less time in the kitchen and improving their meals with AI-generated recipes.
TEST GROUP
2 FAMILIES
Typical Ukrainian households
DURATION
3 WEEKS
Week 1: baseline · Week 2: adaptation · Week 3: results
RESULT
30-40%
Reduction observed in both families
WHAT 35%
COULD MEAN
FOR THE WORLD.
The prototype study reported a 30–40% reduction. Wider use could help more households waste less food, although results at that scale have not been measured.
70%
WATER_SAVED
of Earth's freshwater goes to agriculture. When food is wasted, so is the water used to grow it.
∞ ha
FORESTS_PROTECTED
Forests are cleared for farmland to meet demand that more efficient food consumption could reduce.
×25
LESS_METHANE
Food decomposing in landfills releases CH₄, described here as 25 times more potent than CO₂ per molecule.
"MINIMIZING WASTE IS A KEY FACTOR IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS."
— KITCHEN KIT RESEARCH CONCLUSION, 2026
TECHNOLOGY
CAN HELP REDUCE
FOOD WASTE.
The Kitchen Kit prototype combines a Raspberry Pi 5, a camera, and software to help households use food before it spoils. It tackles a problem the UN has documented for decades.