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New recipes for food sustainability
12 October 2018
Research solutions for a better food industry
To celebrate World Food Day, we鈥檙e giving you a taste of just some of the food innovation and sustainability research on the menu in the Faculty of Engineering.
Researchers from the are working hard to find real solutions to ensure Australians are healthy and our food industries continue to compete globally.
They鈥檙e using enginomics to minimise food waste, produce high-quality food, secure supply for our growing and ageing populations, address the increase in chronic disease and advance food processing.
Fish
Dr 鈥檚 research shows that by encouraging the right type of microalgae to grow in fish-farming wastewater, polluting by-products can be metabolised by the algae while also producing key nutrients like Omega 3s. These nutrients encourage fish growth and provide health benefits for consumers.
Meat
Dr is developing technology to print low-cost sensors onto food packaging. The sensors detect the gases produced by bacteria as the food deteriorates with the aim of reducing food waste.
Chicken
PhD researcher Andrea Talbot is fortifying chicken feed with natural Vitamin K1 to combat issues with chicken bone density and improve the overall animal welfare and commercial productivity of poultry farms. This will replace the synthetic supplement currently used that鈥檚 toxic to humans.
Grass
Professor and Dr Naficy are researching ways to successfully process agricultural waste to produce biodegradable polymers for packaging food and other commodity products.
Peanuts
During her PhD, Maryam Farahani demonstrated ways to extract lignin, a naturally-occurring biopolymer, from plants like nut shells to enhance the hydrogels used in 3D printing.
Milk
Katherine Blackshaw鈥檚 PhD research is exploring ways to produce a transportable milk powder from donated breast milk while retaining the vital immunological components and minimising potential contamination by pathogens.
Cereal
A new spray dryer developed by Professor can provide businesses a more efficient and cost-effective method for producing dry foods like cereal, powdered milk and instant coffee.
Mushrooms
Dr and his team are working on creating a new sports drink from mushrooms that tastes good while energising the body聽鈥� all without the negative effects of sugar, sodium and caffeine.
Tomatoes
Marjan Arab鈥檚 PhD research developed a new extraction technology to create pharmaceutical-grade nutrient (nutraceutical) supplements from tomato leaves. Tomato leaves have a protein content of around 20% and comparable essential amino acids to broccoli and spinach.
Water
PhD researcher Mahshid Farzanehsa produced a fouling-resistant membrane, a technology which can be used to more effectively filter wastewater but also heat-sensitive products like juice and dairy products.
Citrus
Bala Shammugasamy, a PhD researcher is investigating the cancer preventative benefits of bioactive compounds found in citrus peel. The very strong 鈥榗ytostatic effect鈥� of citrus peels may prevent cancer cells from multiplying.
What is 鈥�别苍驳颈苍辞尘颈肠蝉鈥�?
Enginomics is a relatively new term which recognises the multidisciplinary and innovative approach being undertaken in food engineering.
Enginomics integrates the human internal digestion and holistic health focus of certain bio-disciplines with the food processing and production focus of translational engineering.
This is all done within the context of sustainable and socially responsible model that encompasses general human health and environmental sensitivity. It incorporates:
- food processing
- health and wellness
- food and product engineering
- consumer safety and personalised food
- security and sustainability in food chain
- human digestion system.