Welcome to the Riddet Institute

The Riddet Institute is engaged in discovery-based scientific research into foods and human nutrition, particularly functional foods and ‘future foods’ that address obesity and the metabolic syndrome.

The Institute is one of seven New Zealand government funded Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE). Partners in the national centre are Massey University, University of Auckland, University of Otago, AgResearch and Plant & Food Research.

The Riddet Institute is named after Professor William Riddet (1898-1958), a pioneer in food science and university education.