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Technology

How SMART BAKE AI works

The system connects three levels: the experimental production that generates the data, the computational processing that turns it into models, and the application that returns predictions on a human scale.

The chain

From dough to model and back

01

Experimental production

Each batch is prepared as a discrete research unit. The input variables are recorded — composition, dosages, conditions — together with the observed results.

02

Computational processing

Cleaning, normalisation and transformation of the data; development of input features; training and comparative evaluation of models.

03

Experimental application

The selected models are integrated into a web environment that accepts parameters and returns experimental predictions with an uncertainty range.

Inputs and outputs

What goes in and what comes out

Input parameters

  • Flour type and protein content
  • Hydration — water on flour
  • Fat, sugar, salt, yeast
  • Fermentation temperature and time
  • Baking temperature and time

Experimental predictions

  • Specific volume
  • Crumb moisture
  • Crumb hardness
  • Crust lightness
  • Estimated shelf life

What sets it apart

A research tool, not a black box

It states its limits

When a parameter falls outside the experimental range, the system says so explicitly instead of returning a seemingly valid value.

It explains the prediction

Sensitivity analysis shows which parameter contributes what — interpretability, not just a number.

It gives a range, not certainty

Every prediction is accompanied by an experimental uncertainty range.

What it is not. The system is an experimental research prototype and is not a finished commercial product. The predictions do not replace trial production and do not constitute a guarantee of results.

Outlook

Where it may lead

The new knowledge, the organised base of experimental data and the models create the conditions for the business to support evidence-based decision-making in the design and modification of recipes and to direct subsequent experimental trials more effectively. In the future, this use may contribute to reducing the number of unproductive trials, the consumption of raw materials and the development time for new products.

In detail in the final evaluation report →