The possibility that grass-fed red meat could help reduce heart disease is to be explored by AgResearch and Hawke's Bay company Firstlight Foods, in a project awarded a share of a $7 million research fund.
The High Value Nutrition National Science Challenge project aims to build the science behind innovative food products and the grant covers the spectrum of NZ food production, including red meat, mussels, kiwifruit and A2 milk.
Firstlight Foods managing director Gerard Hickey said the grant was a significant boost for the company as it worked to target the high value premium beef market with its grass-fed wagyu meat.
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