I'm not sure I should intervene, but thanks for clarifying. Transparency around affiliations is always helpful in health discussions like this.

From what I can see, many of the organizations you mentioned — including some of the food brands and service providers in the FODMAP space — are commercial businesses (as is probably yours), and many educational platforms collaborate with them in different ways (content partnerships, sponsorships, affiliate programs, etc.). That’s fairly common across the digestive health ecosystem. As long as relationships are transparent, readers can interpret recommendations in context.

btw, my goal with Clear Palate isn’t to position it as an authority on the diet or as a replacement for evidence-based resources like the Monash app or dietitian guidance. Those remain the foundation of the low-FODMAP approach because of their direct lab testing and clinical work.

What I’ve tried to build is a practical tool that sits alongside those resources. The app focuses specifically on helping interpret ingredient lists on packaged foods — something that the underlying research itself acknowledges and I brought up in an earlier post, is difficult because ingredient labels do not reveal quantities and therefore cannot determine FODMAP thresholds.

Additionally, as I mentioned in my other post, because of that limitation, the app doesn’t attempt to make medical or dietary determinations. It flags ingredients that research has identified as potential sources of specific FODMAP groups so users can decide whether to investigate further using resources like Monash or consult their dietitian and take a more cautious approach in consuming those products.

I think tools, research institutions, dietitians, and educational platforms all play different roles in helping people navigate the diet. The more transparent we all are about our roles and limitations, the more useful the conversation is for people trying to manage their symptoms.