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CSIRO develops Broccoli powder, for coffee and other things

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Bunches of broccoli deemed too imperfect looking to be stocked on shop shelves have been ground up and turned into a powder by science agency CSIRO and agriculture group Hort Innovation. Every two tablespoons...

“No fruit left behind” program launched by Visy’s Anthony Pratt

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Visy Chairman Anthony Pratt has launched his “no fruit left behind” program that will use technological innovation to ensure all Australian fruit is successfully sold and not wasted. Speaking at The...

Aldi’s fresh move

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Aldi Australia is taking steps to broaden its fresh produce offering by moving to a centralised buying model. The move has seen it advertise for three Fresh Produce Buying Managers to work out of its Australian...

CSIRO has graphene breakthrough with soybeans

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CSIRO scientists have had a breakthrough which will allow for the world’s strongest material to become more commercially viable thanks to soybeans. The world’s strongest material, graphene, is a thin...

Cauliflower power is the next big thing

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Cauliflower might be a vegetable which has been eaten by Australians forever but, believe it or not, you ain’t seen nothing yet.   From cauliflower pizza to cauliflower “potato” salad, the vegetable...

Potatoes linked to gestational diabetes, Harvard research

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A new study published on the 13 January 2016 by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found a link between excessive potato consumption and gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy).   Researchers...

Unusual vegetable products will enhance profitability for Australian food producers

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Sweet potato doughnuts, beetroot colouring and capsicum-infused gel to tone your abs, these are amongst the strange and unique vegetable-based products that could be how Australian farmers make their profits...

Vegetable flavoured yoghurt now available

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Local yoghurt manufacturer, Yummia, has launched a new range of yoghurts that contain both fruit and vegetables. Local yoghurt manufacturer, Yummia, has launched a new range of yoghurts that contain both...

Fruit and vegetables wholesalers ‘left out’ of Food and Grocery Code of Conduct

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Fruit and vegetables wholesalers ‘left out’ of Food and Grocery Code of Conduct The Australian Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries (The Australian Chamber), which represents Australia’s six...

Half UK consumers see the ‘beauty’ in ‘ugly’ fruit and veg, Mintel

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Half UK consumers see the ‘beauty’ in ‘ugly’ fruit and veg, Mintel Bent carrots, battered peaches, and blemished apples: it seems when it comes to fruit and veg it’s what’s on the inside that...