HVN1914 Metadata Record - Project Kaitahi Frozen Smoothy

This metadata record and it's attached files make statements about the kinds of data collected as part of this research, and set out policies for governance of that data, now and in the future.<b>Description:</b> Kaitahi As One is a Māori-owned business creating a novel beverage using taonga species (pūhā and kawakawa) in their smoothy drops. Kaitahi As One’s Smoothy Drops with fruits, greens, seeds, and traditional Māori ingredients are blended into a beverage with the simple addition of a preferred liquid. Functional drinks, such as Kaitahi’s, are expected to emerge as the fastest-growing product segment in the non-alcoholic beverage market.This project enabled Kaitahi As One to investigate their product line’s nutrient composition and identify and validate bioactive components present in their indigenous ingredients. The smoothy drops may be able to garner nutritional or functional health claims. Evidence of such claims would leverage Kaitahi as a Māori-led enterprise; their mātauranga leading to a validated health claim. Furthermore, exploring regulatory standards for export to Australia may enable Kaitahi to increase its market potential and grow its high-value food business offshore. This project was conducted through the close collaboration with the Riddet Institute Centre of Research Excellence at Massey University and consulting organisation Smart Regulatory Solutions.

本元数据记录及其附带文件阐明了本研究涉及的各类采集数据类型，并明确了当前及未来该数据的管理规范。<b>描述：</b> Kaitahi As One是一家毛利族控股企业，其以taonga物种（pūhā与kawakawa）为核心原料开发新型冰沙滴剂饮品。该产品融合水果、绿叶蔬菜、籽类及传统毛利特色原料，仅需加入自选液体即可调制成饮品。功能饮品（如Kaitahi As One的产品）预计将成为无酒精饮料市场中增速最快的产品赛道。本项目助力Kaitahi As One对其全产品线的营养组成展开系统性研究，并对其本土原料中蕴含的生物活性成分进行鉴定与验证。该冰沙滴剂有望获得营养或功能性健康宣称资质。此类资质的获批将强化Kaitahi作为毛利主导型企业的品牌价值，其依托mātauranga（毛利传统知识体系）获得的健康宣称验证将成为核心竞争力。此外，针对出口澳大利亚的监管标准开展调研，将有助于Kaitahi拓展海外市场潜力，壮大其高价值食品海外业务。本项目由梅西大学Riddet卓越研究中心（Riddet Institute Centre of Research Excellence）与咨询机构Smart Regulatory Solutions紧密协作完成。