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HVN ‘Scanning the horizons’ free webinar series: patent insights, regulatory and market trends, 2022
Join HVN and the Riddet Institute for a series of free online seminars on the science of food and high-value market trends in food products.
New study to examine the effects of goat milk powder consumption on nutritional value and digestive comfort in older adults
A grant of $1,410,978 has been awarded by the High-Value Nutrition (HVN) Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga National Science Challenge to the Riddet Institute at Massey University. Warren McNabb, Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the Riddet Institute, in conjunction with...
New investigation into native honey
Plant & Food Research will be leading a national team of researchers looking at native honey composition and the characteristics that appeal most to consumers, thanks to new funding from the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge. The new two-year...
Read Professor Richard Mithen’s latest fascinating article – Candy is dandy…
Candy is dandy… By HVN's Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen I have been re-reading Henry Hobhouse’s classic book ‘Seeds of Change - Five plants that transformed mankind.[1] His chosen five plants - quinine, sugar, tea, cotton and potato - may initially seem...
We welcome Dr Fiona Lithander to our SLT team
Dr Fiona Lithander has joined High-Value Nutrition Science Leadership Team from the University of Bristol to take the role of Associate Professor in Nutrition. Fiona is a registered dietitian and nutrition scientist who took her PhD in nutritional physiology from...
Come and join the HVN team
We are currently recruiting for a Communications and Marketing Senior Adviser. We are looking for an individual who will effectively build the profile of the National Science Challenge, High-Value Nutrition hosted by the University of Auckland. You will be...
Auckland babies wanted for kūmara gut health trial
Could introducing a prebiotic-rich kūmara powder to babies first foods promote ‘good’ gut bugs and boost immune health? Researchers are seeking 300 Auckland babies who have not yet started eating solids to join a clinical trial that will investigate the potential...
Calocurb Ltd and the Riddet Institute developing novel functional food ingredient.
Calocurb Ltd and the Riddet Institute are excited to announce they have received support from the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge for a joint project under its existing Science of Food Enabling Programme. The project will focus on transforming the...
Read our last newsletter for 2021
Read our last newsletter for 2021. The story of coffee by our Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen, is our feature article. Register for Foodomics 2022, meet new members of our HVN Whānau, and much more... Meri Kirihimete to all our followers from the HVN...
New Zealand Coffee Culture and High-Value Nutrition
The story of coffee is also the story of our civilization: a beverage that has its origins in East Africa from where it spread across the Red Sea to Arabia, and from there on a global journey, spreading firstly through the Islamic world and then into Europe and...