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Brightseed CEO Jim Flatt discusses the importance of bioactives in insoluble fiber sources

Jim Flatt, CEO and co-founder of Brightseed, discusses recent research conducted in collaboration with the University of Minnesota.

At this year's SupplySide West, Jim Flatt, CEO and co-founder of Brightseed, spoke to Nutritional Outlook editor Sebastian Krawiec, about the results of recently published research that was conducted in collaboration with the University of Minnesota. Flatt unpacks the significance of the results, which found that the bioactives found in plant sources of insoluble fiber impart important health benefits, as well as the role Brightseed's Forager AI played in the research.

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