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AHA! THINK TANK FOOD RATING TECHNOLOGY
AHA! FOOD RATING SOFTWARE
One standard for evaluating how food is made—and what's in it.
AHA! Food Rating Software provides a structured framework for evaluating food products across two independent dimensions: Producer Practices and Product Composition.
Windows, macOS and Linux builds arrive with the Version 1.0.0 release.
SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0.0
METHODOLOGY VERSION 2.0
WINDOWS | MACOS | LINUX
WHAT IT DOES
.ONE RATING
.TWO DIMENSIONS
.NO AVERAGING
Every AHA! rated product is evaluated across two independent dimensions. Each is scored on its own terms, and neither is allowed to compensate for the other
DIMENSION 01
PRODUCER PRACTICES
Examines areas such as production practices, sourcingand traceability, sustainability, biodiversity and pollinator support, water and energy practices, waste reduction, and documented improvement
DIMENSION 02
PRODUCT COMPOSITION
Examines areas such as ingredient quality, processing, nutritional profile, additives and preservation, ingredient sourcing, and AHA!-defined watchlist or review criteria.
THE AHA! INTEGRITY RULE
The final AHA! Tier is the lower-performing of the two dimensions
Strong performance in one dimension does not erase weakness in the other. There is no averaging, no offsetting, and no rounding upward
PRODUCER PRACTICES
TIER 2 — EXCELLENT
PRODUCT COMPOSITION · LOWER-PERFORMING → CARRIES TO THE FINAL RATING
TIER 5 — NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
CARRIES TO THE FINAL RATING
FINAL AHA! TIER
TIER 5 — NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
PROCESS
HOW AHA! FOOD RATING SOFTWARE WORKS
01
ENTER PRODUCT INFORMATION
Record the product, producer, category and required evaluation information.
02
EVALUATE PRODUCER PRACTICES
Review documented production, sourcing, sustainability and improvement practices.
03
EVALUATE PRODUCT COMPOSITION
Review ingredients, processing, nutrition, additives, sourcing and relevant AHA! criteria.
04
DETERMINE THE AHA! TIER
The software applies the AHA! Integrity Rule and identifies the lower-performing dimension as the final rating.
METHODOLOGY VERSION 2.0
THE AHA!
8-TIER FOOD STANDARD
A single, consistent scale applied to every rated product
1
AHA! PLATINUM
3
GOOD
5
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
2
EXCELLENT
4
FAIR
6
POOR
7
VERY POOR
8
RED FLAG
Tier 1 represents the highest AHA! standard. Tier 8 represents the lowest tier eligible to carry the AHA! mark. Products that fail applicable baseline requirements receive no ti
INTERFACE
SEE THE SOFTWARE
Captured from the live AHA! Food Rating Software application
WELCOME & DASHBOARD
PRODUCT EVALUATION
RATING & RESULTS
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