More than 3 million people in the U.S. suffer from celiac disease or gluten intolerance, and if these people consume gluten, it will cause serious digestive issues. Unfortunately, 1 out of every 3 “gluten-free” items contain gluten. There is a major problem here: a brilliant invention idea is needed as a solution. Gluten-free aficionados, please meet Nima.
The Nima Sensor is a pocket-sized device that tells you in under 3 minutes if your food contains gluten.
The Pocket-Sized Invention That Detects Gluten in Any Food
The Nima Sensor is an incredibly useful invention idea that has been brought to life by Nima Labs. It’s a complex laboratory-style test in an easy-to-use, portable device. All you need to do is take a small sample of your food, place it inside the device, and wait while it monitors for gluten.
The Nima is so precise that it will let you know if there are 20 parts per million or more of gluten in your food sample in about 3 minutes. The test capsules are preloaded with their unique chemistry, so there is no cleaning, resetting, or refilling required. You just grab a new capsule for each test! A simple smiley face or frown will appear to indicate the test results.
The single-use Nima capsule comes pre-loaded with the proprietary chemistry that detects gluten.
An Invention Idea with Huge Potential
San Francisco-based Nima has seen so much success with their portable food tester, and they are pivoting this invention idea to create a new but similar product. Nima Labs is developing sensors for peanuts and milk – two of the most common allergy triggers for the nearly 15 million Americans who suffer from food allergies.
“These food allergies never existed when I went to high school,” says the 32-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan MBA graduate. “We’re seeing an increase in the prevalence of people with food allergies.”
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