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Iuliana Vintila

 

Iuliana Vintila

University Dunarea de Jos Galati
Romania

Abstract Title: Harmonization of EU Nutrition Legislation using Software Tool for Foods Nutrition Profiling

Biography:

Vintila Iuliana is actually Associate Professor, PhD in Food Science and Engineering. She is author of 23 books and book chapters in international and national publishing houses (Elsevier, Wiley, Lambert, etc.), first author and co-author for 19 articles in ISI journals and relevant ISI proceedings, 107 BDI scientific papers indexed in recognized international databases, articles presented in national & international conferences and published articles revues. Also, she is member of prestigious international organization such European Federation of Food Science and Technology (2009), Co-Chair (since 2013) and Chair (since 2022) of Nutrition WG in Global Harmonization Initiative, International Society of Food Engineering (2010), Balkan Environmental Association (2008), Global Environmental Standard (GES) Community of Interest (2011), European Academy for Education and Social Research (2012). She acts as international projects Expert for European Science Foundation, Eurostar Program, EC « Expert area in the Participant Portal » and « Connecting Europe Facility », Horizon Europe Program, EU TAIEX, COST, EACEA, Erasmus Mundus (2010). She is Guest Associate Editor and Research Topic Editor for “Frontiers in Food Science and Technology”, Regional Editor “Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology”, Academic Editor “European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety”, Editorial Board Member SciEdTech, Editorial Board Member “African Journal of Water Conservation and Sustainability”, “EC Nutrition” Editorial Board, Editorial board “Clinical Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics”, Editorial Board “Discoveries in Food Technology and Nutrition Sciences” etc.,

Research Interest:

The growing demand for personalized nutrition and healthy eating requires digitally meal planning tools able of meeting the daily nutrient requirements while maintaining variety of nutrients sources. Current studies often optimize the macronutrients DRV content and a limited set of micronutrients, without enforcing restrictions to prevent repetition of key nutrient sources or meals recipes in a pre-planified cycle of 14 or 28 days. While previous studies have addressed nutrient optimization, meal variety, or ingredient quantity optimization, none have combined all the following features in a single model:

1.      Full DRV adherence for all set of key- nutrients.

2.      Non-repetition of nutrient sources across a 30-day period.

3.      Non-repetition of meal recipes across a 30-day period.

4.      Optimization of ingredient quantities for precise nutrient coverage.

This scientific research aims to fill this gap by developing a harmonised, comprehensive,  software application for generating 30-day nutritionally complete and diverse meal plans, using USDA nutrient database and  both linear and combinatorial optimization techniques for problem solving