Understanding consumer behaviour
We are working to understand how consumers make decisions about food, health and nutrition in order to help promote healthy outcomes for Australians.
View ArticleFuture grains, grain based foods and feed
The Food Futures Flagship is researching ways to develop novel, high value grains, and oilseeds, to provide substantiated health benefits to consumers.
View ArticleGood oils now in health guidelines
Guidelines published by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing endorse efforts by the Food Futures Flagship to develop sustainable sources of Omega-3 oils.
View ArticlePartnering for the future of Australia’s agrifood industry
The Food Futures Flagship is seeking partners to help realise the Flagship's goals of annually adding A$3 billion in value to the Australian agrifood sector.
View ArticleFood Futures: information sheet (pdf)
This six-page information sheet outlines the goal, strategies and research areas of the Food Futures Flagship.
View ArticleTrans-Tasman partnership good for our diet information sheet
A two-page brochure that details the international research collaboration being undertaken to tackling health problems from both sides of the Tasman.
View ArticleHealthy partnership across the Tasman
Consumers, grain producers and the food industry will benefit from a new research alliance established to find improved ways of measuring the glycaemic response of grains, ingredients and processed...
View ArticleResistant starch: designing foods for better health
This two-page information sheet outlines the research programs in the Food Futures Flagship and Preventative Health Flagship to determine the health benefits of resistant starch.
View ArticleA food research collaboration between ANSTO, The University of Queensland and...
Fundamental research into the correlation between the nanostructures of foods and how these are altered by processing will shed light on how these modifications affect nutrition and long-term health.
View ArticleInsect ‘noses’ the key to Cybernose collaboration
A new A$4 million collaboration announced today will help scientists in their efforts to produce a new generation of electronic nose, the ‘Cybernose’.
View ArticleConcentration and separation of bioactives in food science
A new Collaboration Cluster aims to develop novel and 'green' separation science for the production of bioactive molecules for the functional food and ingredients industries.
View ArticleExtracting ‘bioactives’ from agricultural and food processing streams
Transforming products from agricultural and food processing streams into health-enhancing ingredients for use in a variety of foods and nutraceuticals is the aim of a new $7 million Flagship...
View ArticleWheat quality in the spotlight
Eminent grains expert and molecular biologist Professor Rudi Appels has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship within the Food Futures Flagship to advance the application of genomics technologies for the...
View ArticleBig boost for high fibre grains research
A $A12.7 million research alliance that plans to develop new grain varieties with tailored fibre content will be launched today at CSIRO’s Discovery Centre in Canberra.
View ArticleAll fibre is not equal
Diet-related diseases affecting the large bowel are major causes of premature death and disability in affluent westernised countries, according to research presented in the US today by senior CSIRO...
View ArticleEfficiency drive
CSIRO researchers are looking at ways to smooth the bumps in the road to market for Australia’s agrifoods sector.
View ArticlePartnering for premium abalone
A partnership that combines research and commercial expertise is developing a premium line of Australian abalone.
View ArticleEngineering better Australian seafood and beef
Research conducted in the Breed Engineering Theme of the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship aims to boost the value, competitiveness and sustainability of Australia’s beef and seafood industries.
View ArticleCollaboration to unravel food structure
A team of Australian scientists has joined forces in a collaboration that will utilise state-of-the-art technology and materials science to determine the molecular structure of the protein components...
View ArticleCSIRO ready to commercialise new GI technology
The CSIRO Food Futures Flagship has developed an automated instrument for accurately predicting glycemic index (GI) and resistant starch (RS) in food products.
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