How we use AI

MealMint uses artificial intelligence to provide personalized meal planning and recipe recommendations. Our AI systems help you discover recipes, plan weekly meals, and understand nutritional information.

We believe in transparency about AI usage. When you interact with AI-powered features, you're working with technology designed to assist—not replace—your own judgment about food choices.

AI systems we use

MealMint employs several AI systems:

Recipe generation: Creates personalized recipes based on your dietary preferences, available ingredients, and nutritional goals
AI chat assistant: Answers questions about recipes, nutrition, and cooking techniques
Meal planning: Generates weekly meal plans optimized for your household's preferences and nutritional needs
Nutritional analysis: Calculates and explains nutritional content of recipes and meal plans
Smart search: Helps you discover recipes using natural language queries
Product matching: AI-powered categorization of supermarket products for smart shopping lists
Food filtering: Classifies products to ensure only food items appear in your shopping results

These systems use Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Claude Haiku 4.5 (by Anthropic) for text generation and analysis. Recipe images are generated using FLUX 2 MAX (by Black Forest Labs). Recipe search uses Jina Embeddings v5 (by Jina AI).

AI-generated images

Recipe images on MealMint may be generated using AI image generation technology (FLUX 2 MAX by Black Forest Labs). These images are artistic representations of dishes and may not exactly match the final prepared recipe.

AI-generated images help us provide visual inspiration for recipes that don't have user-submitted photos.

Important limitations

AI-generated content is for informational purposes only.

Not medical advice: AI suggestions do not constitute medical, dietary, or nutritional advice from qualified professionals
Accuracy: While we strive for accuracy, AI-generated content may contain errors. Always verify nutritional information for critical dietary needs
Allergens: AI may not identify all allergens or cross-contamination risks. If you have food allergies, always verify ingredients independently
Professional guidance: For specific health conditions or dietary requirements, consult a registered dietitian or healthcare provider

Your rights

Under the EU AI Act and GDPR, you have the following rights:

Mandatory rights:

Transparency: Know when you are interacting with AI-generated content (EU AI Act Art. 50)
Access: Request a copy of your personal data (GDPR Art. 15)
Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (GDPR Art. 17)
Rectification: Correct inaccurate personal data (GDPR Art. 16)
Data portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format (GDPR Art. 20)
Complaint: Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

We also offer:

Opt-out: Choose not to use AI-powered features (manual recipe search and browsing remain available)

For questions about AI usage or to exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@mealmint.com.

Regulatory compliance

MealMint is committed to compliance with the EU AI Act (Regulation EU 2024/1689). As a limited-risk AI system focused on nutritional guidance, we prioritize:

Clear disclosure of AI-generated content
Transparency about AI capabilities and limitations
User control over AI interactions
Regular review of AI systems for accuracy and fairness

For more details on how we handle your data, see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

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