AI meal management app Asken releases its first sweets recipe book, Asken Official 200 kcal Sweets Encyclopedia

aske Inc., the developer and operator of Asken, Japan’s No.1 AI meal management app with more than 13 million cumulative members, announced that its first sweets recipe book, Asken Official 200 kcal Sweets Encyclopedia, published by Wani Books, went on sale today, May 15, 2026, at bookstores and e-bookstores across Japan. The book received strong interest immediately after preorders opened and ranked No.1 in Amazon’s “Desserts and Sweets” category as of April 1, 2026. The book is based on the idea that people on a diet do not need to force themselves to avoid snacks, but should instead incorporate them wisely. According to a survey conducted by aske, about 80% of users who achieved their target weight said they had eaten snacks. Asken recommends around 200 kcal as a daily guideline for snack energy intake, and this book carefully selects sweets recipes that can be made at around 200 kcal or less while still satisfying both body and mind. The recipes require no special tools or oven and are designed to be easy to make. The book includes many popular sweets such as cheesecake and brownies. One featured recipe is a rich brownie made in a rice cooker, with just 149 kcal per piece. It uses nutrient-rich dates instead of sugar, along with tofu and okara powder, creating a dense, satisfying texture with the aroma of rum. Another recipe is a rich baked cheesecake made in a rice cooker without an oven, at 121 kcal per piece. It combines cream cheese and strained yogurt to preserve richness while reducing calories, and uses Lakanto instead of sugar. Book details: Asken Official 200 kcal Sweets Encyclopedia is authored by Asken and supervised by Mikiko Michie, registered dietitian for Asken. The price is 1,760 yen including tax, the release date is May 15, 2026, and the publisher is Wani Books. Supervisor Mikiko Michie commented that many people working on dieting or improving their health feel guilty about eating snacks, but excessive restraint can create stress and cause healthy habits to break down. The book was created to help solve this concern by turning snacks from an “enemy” into an “ally” that supports nutrition and emotional balance. From a registered dietitian’s perspective, it includes many ideas that make the most of ingredients and provide emotional satisfaction. Asken is an AI meal management app that displays calories and nutrients simply by reading meal photos or barcodes. Users can see their personalized target energy intake and nutritional excesses or deficiencies at a glance. The app provides feedback and dietary advice supervised by registered dietitians, helping users review their meals and improve their ability to choose what to eat next. Asken has more than 13 million cumulative members, over 150,000 menu items, and more than 10 billion cumulative meal records. It also visualizes calories and 14 nutrients in graphs and offers more than 200,000 AI-generated advice patterns. aske Inc. operates services for individuals and businesses with the mission of combining nutritional knowledge and technology to make people’s tomorrow healthier than today.