USDA, University of Melbourne patenting biofortified wheat that improves gut health
A patent application says grains biofortified with a compound called nicotianamine can increase the crops’ absorbable or bioavailable iron, which is essential to gut health.
How Zume’s pizza robots work (and its food delivery business that didn’t)
In 2020, California-based startup Zume shuttered its robot pizza delivery business, built around trucks that would cook food on their way to customers. We’re reviewing the company’s patent application for pizza-made-by-robots, and how this futuristic idea failed to deliver.
Ajinomoto patenting ketogenic drinks to treat epilepsy
Japanese food and biotechnology company Ajinomoto is patenting a supplementary treatment for people suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy: a drinkable formula based on popular ketogenic diets.
