AI Transparency

GUSTANA is an independent food and recipe publication created to provide practical recipes, cooking guidance, kitchen resources, product recommendations, and useful tools for everyday life.

This AI Transparency page explains how artificial intelligence and AI-supported technology may be used in connection with GUSTANA, what role human editorial judgment has in the process, and what readers should and should not assume about content published on the website.

Our Approach to AI-Supported Work

GUSTANA may use AI-supported tools as part of research, planning, organization, drafting, editing, technical development, visual preparation, and operational workflows.

These tools can help identify common reader questions, organize information, develop outlines, improve clarity, review structure, support content production, and assist with some website features.

AI is used as a support tool. It does not independently publish content, make final editorial decisions, establish facts, create professional credentials, or replace human responsibility for the content published on GUSTANA.

Human Editorial Review

Content published on GUSTANA is subject to editorial review before publication.

Depending on the subject, this review may include checking whether the page is clear, relevant, organized, practical, consistent with the purpose of the article, and appropriate for the reader’s likely question.

For recipes, cooking guides, food storage information, ingredient substitutions, kitchen resources, product recommendations, and other food-related content, editorial review may also consider the need for additional context, limitations, variations, safety information, or source verification.

AI-supported tools do not replace editorial judgment. The final responsibility for the direction and publication of GUSTANA content remains with the website’s founder and editor, Débora Justo.

How AI May Assist GUSTANA

AI-supported technology may assist with activities such as:

  • Organizing research notes and topic ideas
  • Identifying common questions readers may have
  • Developing article outlines and content structures
  • Supporting early drafting and editing workflows
  • Improving readability, consistency, grammar, and organization
  • Assisting with technical website features, calculators, tools, and content formatting
  • Supporting visual concepts or image-related workflows
  • Helping review whether a page addresses relevant practical details
  • Assisting with internal editorial and operational tasks

The exact tools, workflows, and level of AI assistance may change over time as GUSTANA develops.

Research, Accuracy, and Limitations

AI-generated or AI-assisted output can be incomplete, outdated, inaccurate, overly general, or unsuitable for a particular situation.

For that reason, AI output is not treated as a final authority.

When a topic requires additional care, GUSTANA aims to review information against appropriate sources and add necessary context before publication. This is especially important for food safety, allergens, nutrition, health-related subjects, cooking temperatures, product specifications, prices, availability, and other details that may change over time.

Even with review, readers should use their own judgment and consider their ingredients, equipment, kitchen conditions, location, dietary needs, and individual circumstances.

GUSTANA does not provide individualized medical, nutritional, allergy-related, or dietary advice. Readers with allergies, intolerances, medical conditions, or specific dietary requirements should check ingredient labels and consult an appropriately qualified professional when necessary.

Recipes and Cooking Content

AI-supported tools may help with the organization or preparation of recipe-related content, but recipes are not presented as universally identical in every kitchen.

Ingredients, appliance performance, cookware, altitude, room temperature, ingredient brands, preparation methods, serving sizes, and personal preferences can affect results.

Readers should follow safe food-handling practices, prevent cross-contamination, use appropriate cooking temperatures, and make adjustments when needed.

Cooking times, nutritional estimates, substitutions, serving suggestions, storage guidance, and other practical information are intended as general guidance and may vary in real use.

Images, Visuals, and Creative Materials

GUSTANA may use a combination of original materials, licensed materials, publicly available resources used in accordance with applicable rights, editorial graphics, stock assets, and AI-supported visual workflows.

When AI-supported visuals are used, they may be illustrative rather than exact representations of a finished recipe, ingredient quantity, product, kitchen, result, or real-life experience.

Images should not be interpreted as a guarantee of a recipe result, serving size, product appearance, product performance, or personal testing unless the relevant page clearly states otherwise.

GUSTANA does not use AI-generated visuals to falsely represent personal experience, completed testing, professional approval, or a product feature that does not exist.

Product Recommendations, Reviews, and Commercial Content

GUSTANA may publish buying guides, product comparisons, kitchen recommendations, reviews, rankings, and other commercial content.

AI-supported tools may assist with organizing publicly available product information, comparing specifications, identifying relevant features, or structuring editorial content. They do not independently test products, verify a product’s current availability, determine product quality, or establish firsthand experience.

Not every product mentioned on GUSTANA has been personally purchased or tested.

GUSTANA will not describe a product as personally used, tested, expert-reviewed, professionally approved, or independently verified unless that statement is accurate and supported by the actual editorial process.

Product details, prices, availability, warranties, seller information, return policies, and specifications can change. Readers should confirm current information directly with the manufacturer, retailer, or seller before making a purchase.

Some commercial pages may contain affiliate links. If a reader makes a qualifying purchase through one of these links, GUSTANA may earn a commission at no additional cost to the reader. Learn more in our Affiliate Disclosure.

Sponsored and Advertising Content

AI-supported tools do not determine whether content receives positive coverage, whether a product is recommended, or whether a commercial relationship exists.

Sponsored content, advertising, partnerships, and affiliate relationships will be disclosed where appropriate.

Commercial relationships do not remove GUSTANA’s responsibility to present content honestly and to avoid unsupported claims about products, services, recipes, or experiences.

Reader Inputs and Website Tools

GUSTANA may offer calculators, converters, planners, forms, interactive tools, or other features that use reader-provided information to generate a result or response.

These tools are intended for general informational and practical purposes. They should not be treated as professional, medical, nutritional, allergy-related, legal, or financial advice.

Readers should avoid submitting sensitive personal information through public forms, comments, or interactive features unless the relevant feature clearly requests it and the information is necessary for its intended function.

For information about how personal data may be collected and used, please review our Privacy Policy.

Corrections and Updates

GUSTANA may update content when new information becomes available, when a page can be made clearer or more useful, or when an error is identified.

If you notice an inaccurate statement, an unclear instruction, an outdated detail, a misleading visual, or content that needs additional context, please contact us at hello.thegustana@gmail.com.

We welcome the opportunity to review concerns and make appropriate corrections when necessary.

Contact GUSTANA

If you have questions about this AI Transparency page, GUSTANA’s editorial process, AI-supported workflows, or a specific piece of content, please contact us at hello.thegustana@gmail.com.

You can also visit GUSTANA for recipes, cooking guides, kitchen resources, and practical food content.