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Commercial prospects for NZ marine lipids
Media Release
1 November 2010
International
forum strengthens commercial prospects for NZ marine
lipids
International experts are gathering in Wellington today as part of a new collaboration between Industrial Research Limited (IRL) and world-leading Japanese researchers to enable a path to market for high-value New Zealand ingredients for functional foods.
IRL is hosting this second workshop entitled “Beneficial Marine Lipids as Ingredients for Functional Foods” arising from this research project. The first workshop, held in Tokyo in April 2010, involved a program of scientific presentations open to Japanese researchers, industry and science representatives and media.
Lipids are a large and diverse group of
naturally occurring organic compounds. The group includes
Omega-3 fatty acids and their derivatives and substances
related biosynthetically or functionally to these compounds.
Lipids are effective in the treatment of disease, and
can also play a role in brain and cardiovascular health,
combating the effects of aging, reducing the impact of
dementia, maintaining bone health and helping development
and growth in children.
Extracts from New Zealand marine
resources are currently being assessed for usability in the
treatment of osteoporosis, prostate enlargement, fatigue,
obesity, diabetes, hypertension, liver damage, and
inflammatory disorders.
The lipids will be extracted and
fractionated using supercritical extraction and related
green processing technologies.
It is anticipated that the expertise of the Japanese researchers in functional food regulations and links to industry will facilitate the development of commercially successful products.
This workshop provides a unique opportunity for New Zealand industry, researchers, academics and students and leading bioactivity and functional food researchers from Japanese institutes to collaborate to achieve world-class scientific results, leading towards new innovative technologies and new products.
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