Jiale Zhang is a researcher in food science and nutrition at The University of Queensland, with expertise in functional foods, food processing, and bioactive compounds.
My research brings together food chemistry, metabolomics, and microbiome science to better understand the relationship between food composition and health outcomes. I have worked extensively on Australian native fruits with a particular interest in developing value-added food products and sustainable food materials.
Key capabilities
Functional foods and bioactive compounds
Digestion and colonic fermentation models
Gut microbiota and metagenomics
Untargeted and targeted metabolomics
Product development