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| July 2005 | National Research Flagship | www.csiro.au |
From the Director As Director of the Food Futures Flagship, it is exciting to be leading a multi-divisional CSIRO initiative that is already demonstrating success. In a world first scientific outcome, we announced in April the production of DHA, a healthy omega-3 oil component, in the land plant, Arabidopsis. The omega-3 oils, which are important for human health, are normally only available from fish sources. Read more. $97 Million Research Collaboration Fund Goes Live The
Australian Government has announced the launch of the $97 million Flagship
Collaboration Fund to support collaborative research between universities,
the CSIRO and other publicly funded research agencies.
Furthering Australian Food Innovation Australia's leading food researchers will invest new Victorian Government funding to develop the next generation of potentially revolutionary food processing technologies. The
Victorian Government announced recently a $3.5 million grant to boost the
work of researchers from Food Science Australia, the University of
Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology and CSIRO Plant Industry. The proof is in the eating
Healthy
new future for omega-3 grains In
a world first CSIRO Food Futures Flagship has developed plants that produce
DHA, a healthy omega-3 oil component normally only available from fish
sources, and vital for human health.
Innovation Festival During the National Innovation Festival 2005 CSIRO developed a series of presentations to profile our research achievements in areas of wine, health and automotive research. The
three lunch presentations included Innovation in Wine in Adelaide,
Innovation in Health in Sydney and Innovation in the Automotive Industry in
Melbourne. Read
more.
New wheat on the horizon
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IN THIS EDITION:
$97 Million Research Collaboration Fund Goes Live Furthering Australian food innovation Healthy new future for omega-3 grains MEET THE SCIENTIST: With
a passionate interest in food and expertise in chemical and food
engineering, Jay Sellahewa is Project Leader with the Food Future
Flagship’s Innovative Processing theme developing new food preservation
technologies.
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The Food Futures Flagship is a CSIRO initiative and part of the National Research Flags hips program that aims to deliver scientific solutions to advance Australia's most important national objectives. One of the largest scientific initiatives ever mounted in Australia, it aligns closely with the Federal Government's National Research Priorities. The initiative brings together our national research resources to deliver breakthroughs in fields ranging from healthcare to light metals and the environment. |
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Food Futures
Flagship CSIRO Editor: Sylvia Bell PO Box 93 North Ryde NSW 1670 Phone: +61 2 9490 8006 Fax: +61 2 9490 8811 editor.foodfutures@csiro.au www.csiro.au |
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Today’s
consumers want the convenience of prepared and packaged foods but without
additives and with the flavour and nutritional value of fresh foods. Imagine
buying orange juice from the supermarket that actually tastes like freshly
squeezed juice. Or a delicious packaged avocado guacamole with the flavour
and colour of a freshly prepared dip. 
The
Food Futures research team in Advanced Genetics, together with its research
partner Biogemma, is developing novel wheat varieties to meet the emerging
health needs of the community. These wheats have a high proportion of
amylose, a particular form of “resistant starch,” and a low glycaemic
index (GI). 
