USDA, University of Melbourne patenting biofortified wheat that improves gut health
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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)
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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
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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.