PARTNER
Bionutrient Food Association
The Bionutrient Institute is a global collective of researchers, engineers, and growers redefining what healthy food means. Their mission is to map nutrient density across crops and educate the world on the link between soil, plant, and human health.
Partner Type
Organisation
Location
USA
Funded Since
2022
ABOUT
Bionutrient Association
Since 2018, the Institute has gathered thousands of crop, soil, and food samples through its Grower Partner and Citizen Science programs. Their goal is to build a comprehensive, open-access dataset to support new tools and methods for nutrient density evaluation. While no longer producing the Bionutrient Meter, their ongoing work uses spectroscopy and predictive models to improve transparency in food quality. Their broader mission is to shift market incentives toward food that is truly nourishing, ecologically sound, and economically viable.
Contribution of Mustardseed Trust
Mustardseed Trust supported them to move forward with researching an additional crop and further implentation of the spectrometre and app based development.
Bionutrient Institute is building the foundation…
for a transparent, data-driven food system that prioritises nourishment and ecosystem health.
3,851 samples received in 2020, with 3,662 (95%) fit for analysis
161 Grower Partners engaged across the US and Europe.
Citizen Science partners contributed 370 samples with top-level management data.