Throw the Spice Pod into your Pan and Watch it Quickly Dissolve and Instantly Add Flavor to your Meal. Made with Sustainable and Biodegradable Materials.
This project started with an investigation of the material and flavor properties of Ginger.
Design Goals
Why Ginger?
Landscape Research and Potential Directions
Target Market
Widely Used Flavor Combinations
Initial User Feedback: Presenting a sketch model and the idea for the product to potential users
Testing Various Methods to Create Encapsulated Pods
Method 1: Spherification
A culinary process that employs sodium alginate and either calcium chloride to shape a liquid into squishy spheres.
Method 2: Wooden Press Molds
Method 3: Biomaterials
Using Agar, Water, and Glycerol to create thin and clear biomaterials
Using a combination of these techniques to create pods shaped as Ginger, Garlic and Chili
Preparation of Various Molds
Heat Sealing the Molded Spices with Biomaterials
Final Products
Product Demo
Process Mapping
Branding Ideas
Key Takeaways
This project was done in collaboration with Jack Martinez and Honglin Chen