Overview
Background
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 current work focuses on how food components change during processing, digestion, and fermentation, and how these changes influence nutrition, gut health, and product quality. I am also working on the product development.
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.
My main areas of expertise include:
- Functional foods and bioactive compounds
- Digestion and colonic fermentation models
- Gut microbiota and food–microbe interactions
- Untargeted and targeted metabolomics
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- Dr Jiale Zhang is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Works
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2025
Conference Publication
Physicochemical, phytochemical, nutritional, and bioactive properties of Australian native Persoonia spp.
Zhang, Jiale, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Michael E., Pengelly, Andrew, Sivakumar, Dharini and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2025). Physicochemical, phytochemical, nutritional, and bioactive properties of Australian native Persoonia spp.. Global Food Systems Leadership Program, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4 November 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Exploring the functional food potential of edible persoonia spp.: nutritional composition, bioactive properties and phenolic metabolomics
Zhang, Jiale, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Michael E., Pengelly, Andrew, Sivakumar, Dharini and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2025). Exploring the functional food potential of edible persoonia spp.: nutritional composition, bioactive properties and phenolic metabolomics. Food Chemistry, 495 (1) 146355, 146355. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.146355
2023
Conference Publication
Minerals and trace elements in broad-leaved Geebung (Persoonia stradbrokensis), an underutilised native Australian fruit
Zhang, Jiale, Sivakumaran, Dharini, Netzel, Michael E. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Minerals and trace elements in broad-leaved Geebung (Persoonia stradbrokensis), an underutilised native Australian fruit. Nutrition and Wellbeing in Oceania, Joint Conference of the Nutrition Societies of New Zealand and Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 November-1 December 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Bioactive properties of wild-harvested Persoonia spp. at different maturity stages
Zhang, Jiale, Thi Phan, Anh Dao, Netzel, Michael, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Pengelly, Andrew (2023). Bioactive properties of wild-harvested Persoonia spp. at different maturity stages. Key Technologies in the Bioeconomy: A Global Bioeconomy Alliance Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 27-29 September 2023. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
2022
Conference Publication
Maturity effect on selected quality parameters in wild-harvested Terminalia ferdinandiana (Exell) fruit
Phan, A., Zhang, J., Seididamyeh, M., Srivarathan, S., Netzel, M., Sivakumar, D. and Sultanbawa, Y. (2022). Maturity effect on selected quality parameters in wild-harvested Terminalia ferdinandiana (Exell) fruit. TROPAG, International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Hydrolysable tannins, physicochemical properties, and antioxidant property of wild-harvested Terminalia ferdinandiana (exell) fruit at different maturity stages
Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Zhang, Jiale, Seididamyeh, Maral, Srivarathan, Sukirtha, Netzel, Michael E., Sivakumar, Dharini and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2022). Hydrolysable tannins, physicochemical properties, and antioxidant property of wild-harvested Terminalia ferdinandiana (exell) fruit at different maturity stages. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9 961679, 961679. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.961679
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