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Otsuka Foods Develops AI System 'Oishisa LENS' to Inherit 'Bon Curry' Flavor

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Published Jun 11, 2026 10:00 PM ・ Updated Jun 14, 2026 2:14 PM ・ 2 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

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Otsuka Foods has developed the AI taste and recipe prediction system 'Oishisa LENS'.
It will be used for Bon Curry to digitize and inherit its flavor and optimize product development.

Otsuka Foods has developed the AI taste and recipe prediction system 'Oishisa LENS'. It will be used for Bon Curry to digitize and inherit its flavor and optimize product development.

PRIMARY SOURCE Original source: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000041.000114668.html Distributor: PR TIMES
Published: Jun 11, 2026

Otsuka Foods (Headquarters: Osaka, President: Goro Ikeuchi) has developed an AI system, 'Oishisa LENS,' at its Lake Biwa Research Institute (Otsu, Shiga) to predict taste and recipes, and has started using it for 'Bon Curry.'

[Challenges] This DX project aims to turn the insights and know-how of experienced researchers into assets, addressing issues like difficulty in technical inheritance due to aging society and rising raw material costs.

[Mechanisms of Oishisa LENS] - Standardization of Sensory Evaluation: Defined 16 'taste evaluation attributes' from 218 phrases. - Database Creation: Digitalized over 40 years and hundreds of thousands of pages of paper documents using AI OCR. - Original AI Model: Combines sensory evaluation and recipe data to predict flavor, matching expert intuition and generating new recipe suggestions.

[Future Outlook] Expanding to other brands and advancing the 'visualization of taste' by combining with sensors and measuring instruments.

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FAQ

What is the name of Otsuka Foods' AI system developed for Bon Curry flavor preservation?

The AI system is called 'Oishisa LENS' developed by Otsuka Foods for Bon Curry.

Which Otsuka Foods product will use the Oishisa LENS AI system for flavor digitization?

Bon Curry is the product that will use the Oishisa LENS AI system.

How does Oishisa LENS contribute to Bon Curry product development at Otsuka Foods?

Oishisa LENS digitizes and inherits Bon Curry's flavor and optimizes development.

When did Otsuka Foods announce the development of the Oishisa LENS AI system?

The article does not specify the announcement date of Oishisa LENS by Otsuka Foods.

What specific purpose does the Oishisa LENS AI serve for the Bon Curry brand?

Oishisa LENS serves to inherit Bon Curry's taste and optimize recipes using AI.

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