Browsing: Nutrition

In the last year, Stefano Secchi lived through every chef’s nightmare: His Flatiron restaurant,Massara, was starting to hit its stride (and had just become profitable) when a kitchen fire turned into a disaster that kept the business closed for a year. The night it happened, Secchi had been flying to Italy for a wedding. “I…

AI can compress discovery timelines in nutrition innovation and generate a wealth of new ideas. However, industry experts underscore that successful use of the technology requires scientific validation of AI-generated insights, high-quality data, human oversight, and clear communication on its use to customers. 

In the context of increasing interest in healthy and sustainable nutrition, the food industry is challenged to develop innovative products that combine high nutritional quality with consumer acceptance. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate wheat germ (WG), pumpkin seeds (PS), and rice bran (RB) powders as natural fat replacers in cakes, incorporated at levels…