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- The role of a nutritionist in a bakery, pastry & chocolate b2b companyPublication . Moreira, Catarina Oliveira; Galli, Federica; Pimenta, AnaThis thesis was written in the format of an internship report. Thus it describes the most relevant activities carried out during the time the trainee spent as a nutrition intern in Puratos Group – headquarter office (Brussels, Belgium). The internship was carried out under the EIT RIS Fellowship and lasted five months. The trainee joined the Health & Well-Being (H&WB) team, and her primary function was to develop the new building block (BB) of the H&WB department: gut health. First, a literature review was carried out regarding the benefits of sourdough (SD) consumption on the gut health of the host. According to the latest scientific evidence, one of the main benefits of SD consumption is the low postprandial glycemic index (GI) compared with yeast-based wheat bread consumption. However, SD is only one bread ingredient that can have both a direct and indirect effect on gut health. Other important players are fibers. For this reason, another literature and market search was carried out to assess the fiber threshold tolerance by the consumer. The data collected showed how several variables (regarding both consumers, markets, and products type) play a significant role in consumers' tolerance to this ingredient, making it impossible to define concrete formulation guidelines. Minor tasks undertake during the five months internship are also described in this work. The list of these tasks include: • the elaboration of learning materials such as "dietary trends" accompanied by the creation of concrete dietary tips (example: definition of the ideal the lunch box, composition); • the participation into the development of new products and/or new product pilot tests production (example the use of Rapidojet® machine for preparing gluten-free bread); • calculations of nutritional values of finished products designed by Puratos’ Technical Adviser as a tool to showcase Puratos products to the general public; • assisting other business units with specific literature review, namely the work on the impact of chocolate on cardiovascular health, where it was observed that moderate consumption of chocolate could contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.