Waite Research Stories
Nutritionally rich functional foods for healthy aging
A range of easy to swallow food products that meet up to 10 per cent of the RDI for calories and macronutrients for older people will be developed under a new collaborative research project between Potatoes SA and the University of Adelaide.
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Vodka from potato waste with Potatoes SA
Discarded potato peelings and pulp created by potato product manufacturers could soon be turned into a Premium South Australian Vodka.
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Gluten-free bread products with Riviera Bakery
Gluten-free bread products are often considered inferior in texture and taste compared to regular bread, but that is set to change with Riviera Bakery partnering with The University of Adelaide to develop a range of gluten free breads with functional properties for health and wellbeing
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Could eating moss be good for your gut?
An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new complex carbohydrate in moss that could possibly be exploited for health or other uses.
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Apple spirit from cider pulp waste with the Hills Cider Company
A premium apple sprit made from leftover cider pulp is the goal of this collaboration between the Hills Cider Company and the University of Adelaide.
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High Omega-3 eggs with Solar Eggs
Getting some extra omega-3 fatty acids in your diet will soon be easier with enriched eggs developed through a collaboration between the University of Adelaide and South Australian egg producer Solar Eggs
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Soil microbes can suppress nutrient uptake by plant root microbes
Plants get nutrients and minerals like phosphorus from the soil via their root systems. This uptake of nutrients is enhanced in many plants by mycorrhizal fungi which colonise the roots, creating a vast connection between the plant roots and the soil…
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Human brain drug uncovers key to plant stress response
University of Adelaide research has discovered that drugs used in the treatment of certain brain disorders, including epilepsy, also alter the signalling process in plants under stress
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Graphene promise for more efficient fertilisers
Fertilisers with lower environmental impacts and reduced costs for farmers are being developed by University of Adelaide researchers in the world-first use of the new advanced material graphene as a fertiliser carrier
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Discovery shows wine grapes gasping for breath
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered how grapes “breathe”, and that shortage of oxygen leads to cell death in the grape
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