Method for searching and analyzing e-additives and other components in food products of the population

Authors

  • O.V. Bisikalo Vinnytsia National Technical University
  • V.G. Storchak Vinnytsia National Technical University
  • Yu.S. Zditovetskyi Vinnytsia National Technical University
  • G.V. Goryachev Vinnytsia National Technical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31649/1681-7893-2025-50-2-62-72

Keywords:

artificial intelligence, food additives, E-additives, method, intelligent IT-system, machine learning, CV, NLP

Abstract

The research is dedicated to the development of a formal method and a corresponding intelligent IT-system that allows consumers to automatically determine the content of food additives (E-additives) and provide an assessment of potential health risks based on EFSA and WHO data by photographing a product label. To implement the proposed approach, a combination of Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods for label text analysis, Computer Vision (CV) for ingredient recognition, and Machine Learning (ML) for classifying their hazard based on EFSA and WHO data was used. The experimental results showed that the system achieved an accuracy of 94% in recognizing E-additives on the test dataset (10,000 images). It was found that 23% of the analyzed products contain additives with potential allergenicity (for example, E320, E621). Furthermore, highly processed products contain a relatively larger number of additives, which is fully consistent with the results of previous studies in the field of food toxicology. The proposed method and the technological means for its implementation are promising for mass monitoring of food quality and consumer informing.

Author Biographies

O.V. Bisikalo, Vinnytsia National Technical University

доктор технічних наук, професор, завідувач кафедри автоматизації та інтелектуальних інформаційних технологій

V.G. Storchak, Vinnytsia National Technical University

кандидат технічних наук, доцент кафедри автоматизації та інтелектуальних інформаційних технологій

G.V. Goryachev, Vinnytsia National Technical University

кандидат технічних наук, доцент кафедри системного аналізу та інформаційних технологій

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2026-01-12

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O. Bisikalo, V. Storchak, Y. Zditovetskyi, and G. Goryachev, “Method for searching and analyzing e-additives and other components in food products of the population”, Опт-ел. інф-енерг. техн., vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 62–72, Jan. 2026.

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