QubMenu v0.3

Bringing Nutritional Calculators to Digital Menus

Released between June and July 2024, QubMenu v0.3 focused on making nutritional information easily accessible and manageable for restaurants. By introducing a nutritional calculator system, this version enabled seamless integration of ingredient insights and nutritional declarations into digital menus, enhancing transparency and providing diners with detailed dietary information.

Subversion 0.3.1 – Ingredient-Based Nutritional Calculator
Release Date: June 16, 2024
v0.3.1 was the first step toward enhancing nutritional transparency by introducing a built-in ingredient-based calculator. With this subversion, restaurants could begin transforming their menus by automatically extracting and displaying nutritional details. Key features included:

• Ingredient Analysis: The system could assess each dish's ingredients to generate nutritional data, such as calories, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.

• Nutrient Breakdown: For each menu item, the calculator provided a breakdown of core nutrients, allowing customers to make informed dietary decisions.

• Time-Saving Automation: By using a structured nutritional calculator, restaurants saved significant time that would otherwise be spent manually researching and inputting nutritional values.

This subversion set the groundwork for creating detailed and accurate nutritional profiles, helping restaurants meet labeling requirements and offer transparency to health-conscious diners.

Subversion 0.3.2 – Manual Addition & Editing of Nutritional Details
Release Date: June 30, 2024
v0.3.2 empowered restaurants by giving them full control over their nutritional data. This subversion allowed restaurants to manually add, edit, and fine-tune nutritional information for any menu item. Highlights of this update included:

• Custom Nutritional Entries: Restaurant owners could manually input or correct nutritional details, ensuring accuracy for complex dishes or uncommon ingredients.

• Editing Flexibility: Nutritional information could be updated to reflect changes in recipes, portion sizes, or ingredient substitutions.

• Enhanced Accuracy: Manual editing ensured that all nutritional declarations were precise and aligned with actual menu offerings.

This update maintained restaurant control while still offering efficient tools to manage nutritional content.

Subversion 0.3.3 – Auto-Fill Nutritional Values from a Basic Database
Release Date: July 14, 2024
The final subversion in this series, v0.3.3, further enhanced nutritional integration by introducing an auto-fill feature. This allowed restaurants to quickly populate nutritional data using a basic ingredient database. The main capabilities included:

• Auto-Fill from Database: For common ingredients, the system could pull nutritional values from a built-in database, instantly filling in calories, macros, and other details.

• Database-Based Suggestions: The auto-fill feature suggested nutritional values based on typical ingredients and portion sizes, reducing the need for manual entry.

• Seamless Integration with Manual Editing: Restaurants could adjust or add information to ingredients not covered by the base database.

This update streamlined the nutritional labeling process, helping restaurants provide accurate information with minimal effort.