Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences

A South African study is shining a light on the potential for research into the performance and genetics of Australian rangeland goats. The study found Research in South Africa found large frame Indigenous Veld goats performed just as well as Boer goats across a range of carcase performance indicators.  

Efforts to ensure that consumers are actually getting what they pay for have taken another step forward with advances in food forensics verifying that techniques already used in agriculture can also identify food fraud in fisheries.

The dietary fibre pectin found in fruit and vegetables plays a crucial role in digesting fats and improving gut and heart health. New research uncovers a link between soluble fibre and fat metabolism, through previously unsuspected impacts on bile acids.

Can native Australian essential oils play a role in promoting the gut health of newly-hatched chicks? Researchers at UQ are investigating the benefits of essential oils for animal welfare, productivity and sustainability in the Australian poultry industry.

The Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Francesca Goodman-Smith to the role of Transform Program Leader to drive growth in transforming food waste into higher value products, effective 6 April 2021.

Indigenous rights activist and expert in Indigenous intellectual and cultural property and heritage, Professor Henrietta Marrie AM has joined the ARC Uniquely Australian Foods (UAF) Training Centre, based at The University of Queensland.