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New Australian ‘value-added’ beetroot range launched

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Love Beets new 'value-added' beetroot range A new ‘value-added’ beetroot range, Love Beets, has been launched in Australia by family-owned and operated fresh produce company OneHarvest. OneHarvest...

New website launched to ‘veggycate’ Australians on health benefits of vegetables

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A new website aimed at improving Australians’ knowledge of substantiated health benefits of vegetables has been launched. The ‘Veggycation’ website (www.veggycation.com.au) explains the health benefits...

Australian consumers will pay more for ‘eco-friendly’ vegetables, study

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Consumers have shown a strong willingness to pay more for eco-labelled vegetables, while also indicating that supermarkets should favour ‘environmentally-responsible’ suppliers, according to new research...

Diet high in acid increases risk of diabetes, study

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Higher overall acidity of the diet, regardless of the individual foods making up that diet, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from France. The study, which was published in...

Australian vegetable prices drop 10.7 per cent in a year

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The Consumer Price Index for vegetables, which was updated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on 23 October 2013, has shown a fall in vegetable prices for the last quarter. This quarter’s fall...

Australian consumers showing high interest in Asian vegetables, new trend

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Almost one third of Australian consumers have shown “significant interest” in buying more Asian vegetables, according to a new study from the Australian vegetable industry. The study, which surveyed...

Australian tomatoes: Is anti-dumping tax too late?

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Several lines of processed tomato product from Italy were sold in Australia at “dumped prices”, according to a report from the Australian Government’s Anti-Dumping Commission. The findings mean a...

High dietary intake of polyphenols linked with longevity

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For the first time a high intake of natural polyphenols in whole foods has been associated with a substantial reduction in mortality in older adults. The new research from scientists in Italy and the US...

Carrots Australia’s most popular vegetable purchase

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Carrots were the most commonly purchased vegetable in August 2013, with 94 per cent of consumers buying the vegetable last month, according to the results of a new survey of over 800 consumers conducted...

Australians adding new vegetables to diet, study

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Almost two thirds of Australian shoppers have added new vegetables to their cooking repertoire in the last five years, according to new research from AusVeg, horticulture body representing Australian vegetable...