The latest entries in New Zealand’s food composition database reflect the nation’s growing ethnic diversity and rising demand for plant-based options and allergen-friendly foods.

The latest update to the New Zealand food composition database , a comprehensive collection of nutrient data collated jointly by Plant & Food ...

An article published in the New Zealand Journal of Ecology found there had been no research on the role spiders play in ...

A fossil discovery of an ancient relative of the Australian magpie which lived in New Zealand some 19 million years ago ...

At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to ...

It's estimated that spiders consume up to 800 million tons of insects globally every year. But a new paper by Plant and Food Research says there's been very little analysis on the role that spiders ...

Lead author and PhD candidate Nicola Sullivan, from Plant and Food Research, said spiders could help increase fruit ...

There are plans underway to locate the head office to Hamilton, likely supported by Plant & Food, the CEO of Landcare ...

The most common additives in plant-based barista milks are: vegetable oils for creaminess and thickness, gums (such as gellan ...

Australia's OGTR has licensed NZ-based Miruku to run field trials of GM canola and safflower lines designed to produce ...