What a recipe means
A recipe is not a marketing label or a list of arbitrary device percentages. It is a versioned, evidence-classified record linking a named biological material, measured cultivation conditions, system state, harvest protocol and bounded outcome.
Recipe states R0–R7
Eight evidence states from literature candidate to commercial deployment. Each state unlocks specific claims and forbids others.
- R0
Literature-derived candidate
Allowed candidate treatment for testing
Not allowed validated FlavoRotor recipe
- R1
Engineered treatment
Allowed defined experimental treatment
Not allowed measured biological result
- R2
Calibrated recipe candidate
Allowed calibrated and executable treatment
Not allowed effective sensory recipe
- R3
Controlled result
Allowed controlled result in the named system and protocol
Not allowed generally reproducible recipe
- R4
Internally replicated recipe
Allowed replicated recipe for the named crop, cultivar and system
Not allowed cross-device or farm-valid recipe
- R5
Cross-unit recipe
Allowed reproduced across compatible FlavoRotor units
Not allowed commercial farm recipe
- R6
Farm-translated recipe
Allowed validated for the named farm system and operating range
Not allowed universal farm recipe
- R7
Commercial recipe
Allowed commercially deployed recipe within the declared operating envelope
Not allowed guaranteed result outside the declared envelope
Required recipe fields
Every versioned recipe must include these fields before release.
- recipe identifier and version
- evidence state
- crop and cultivar
- seed, clone or biological lot
- system version
- calibration versions
- light spectrum, PPFD, DLI and photoperiod
- air temperature, leaf temperature, humidity and VPD
- source water
- nutrient formulation and stock additions
- pH and EC history
- solution temperature and dissolved oxygen
- rotation and root-zone exposure schedule
- plant density and developmental timing
- harvest protocol
- chemical and physical endpoints
- sensory method and endpoints
- statistical model
- effect size and uncertainty
- replication history
- validity range and limitations
- transfer history