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Animal-based protein production

Livestock

We work with livestock farmers and allied industries to improve their productivity, profitability and sustainability through better livestock breeds and management practices.

Aquaculture

Our research in aquaculture aims to boost the value, competitiveness and sustainability of Australia's aquaculture industry.

Dairy

CSIRO's food innovation centre explores the science of milk to create commercial opportunities for new dairy products.

Plant-based protein products

Ryegrass proteins

New research has found gluten-like proteins in ryegrass, which might – or might not – be a problem for people with gluten intolerance.

Cracking lupin wide open

Harnessing the power of protein from lupin has been a decades-long process, but it’s finally seeing the light. (ECOS)

CSIRO and Jack Cowin launch v2food

PARTNER RELEASE - What do you get when you pair up the nation’s best-of-breed scientists and one of Australia’s most prolific food industry pioneers? v2food.

Australian Plant Proteins

Australian Plant Proteins (APP) optimised the protein content extracted from faba beans to more than 80% through a CSIRO Kick-Start project.

Converting food waste

Food currently lost or wasted throughout the production and consumption cycle can be converted into nutritious and tasty foods.

Catcher of the rye: Science can now detect any gluten in any food

Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, can now detect gluten in any food and show which grain it comes from, making it easier for food companies to correctly label their products.

Novel protein production systems

Animal-free dairy

We’re using our expertise in flavour, texture and precision fermentation to help produce great-tasting dairy without the cow.

Sex lives of flies could be key to tackling food waste

This National Science Week, Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has revealed how a secret recipe to get Black Soldier Flies in the mood could help tackle our local food waste crisis.

Novacq prawn feed

Novacq prawn feed, developed by CSIRO, is helping Australian prawn farmers grow bigger, healthier prawns sustainably, faster and cheaper.

Precision fermentation: scaling the next manufacturing revolution

Australia could be a leading supplier of sustainably manufactured products across a range of industries by expanding its local precision fermentation capabilities. (From ECOS)

Our protein expertise

Future Protein Mission

Helping Australia capture high-growth global protein markets.

The future of protein

A growing population, resource constraints and the ‘flexitarian’ movement mean we need value-added premium protein sources to complement animal-derived protein production. (ECOS)

Proteomics

We are using mass spectrometry (MS) and proteomics to help identify key proteins that will benefit Australia's livestock and plant industries, and improve human health.

CSIRO Protein Plus

The CSIRO Protein Plus Nutrition and Exercise Plan is a lifestyle book that highlights the importance of protein and resistance exercise for weight loss and healthy ageing.

Protein Production Facility

The Recombinant Protein Production Facility provides Australian researchers access to state-of-the-art facilities for protein production, process development and optimisation.

100 years of CSIRO agriculture

Today marks a century of coordinated agricultural research in Australia, and we investigate what caused this to occur, and what resulted. (Scope)

Food and Agribusiness Roadmap

This Roadmap developed in 2017 identified major growth opportunities in the food and agribusiness sector.

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