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Increasing the shelf life of cassava
Cassava roots are usually inedible and unmarketable by two to four days after harvesting, severely affecting their effectiveness as a major third-world food source. Now, several genetic mechanisms have been identified which improve the shelf life of cassava roots.

Getting ahead of tainted lettuce
In this era of E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks, consumers are concerned about harmful bacteria and viruses hitching a ride on fresh fruits and vegetables

Taura Natural Ingredients URC high-performance fruit range
Manufactured with Taura’s Ultra Rapid Concentration process technology, URC high-performance fruit pieces are designed by food technologists specifically for sweet biscuit and bakery applications.
Perfection Fresh Australia Merbeingold 2336 and 2350 seedless mandarins
Perfection Fresh Australia has the rights to commercialise the Merbeingold 2336 and Merbeingold 2350, two new seedless mandarin varieties bred by CSIRO, which were the first to be deliberately bred in Australia and the result of more than 20 years’ research and development.
Exotic fruit development
An exotic fruit variety developed by The University of Queensland has received positive results from consumer testing and nutritional analysis.
Pulp and puree milling
The Urschel Comitrol Processor Model 1700 milling machine can be used to produce slices, flakes, shreds, viscous slurries or purees from a myriad of fruit and vegetable products that are suitable for use in soups, nutritional supplements, baby foods, beverages and sauces. The precision cutting principle of the Comitrol and the wide variety of interchangeable cutting head styles and impellers available make the machine particularly versatile.
Frozen potato product sorter
The Key Technology Manta for frozen potato products features visible/infrared cameras and Raptor laser technology along with high-intensity LED lighting, high-flow ejector valves and three-way ejection capability.
Calming fruit
HortResearch is examining the potential fruit may have on mental performance and hopes that a fruit-based product will be able to offer consumers a calming effect.
Bacterial growth inhibition
Research has found that cranberries may offer defence against food poisoning, due to the fruit’s ability to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria
Fruit processing
Kronen has released the AS-4 multifunction machine for processing fresh fruit, such as melons, oranges, grapefruit, lemons, kiwis, pineapples and apples.
Sorting nuts
The Optyx G6 3000 Series Sorter with Raptor Laser Technology combines Key Technology's G6 colour cameras and G6 sorting platform with laser technology to maximise the simultaneous detection and removal of defects and foreign material, achieving increased quality and optimising food safety.

Anti-cancer effects of broccoli ingredient explained
Researchers have found that sulforaphane, a chemical found in broccoli, interacts with cells lacking a gene called PTEN to reduce the chances of prostate cancer developing.
Misshapen fruit and vegetables no longer discriminated against in Europe
Last November the European Commission voted to allow the sale of 'wonky' and misshapen fruit and vegetables in Europe from 1July this year.
Apple peel powers US Olympians
An apple peel powdering process developed at Cornell University to fortify foods has made its first appearance at the Olympic Games. The high-fibre energy-dense product is offering enhanced nutrition to athletes.
Australian truffles set for growth
The truffles industry in Australia could expand following a successful research project.
Unusual cell growth in Fuji apples
A UK scientist has discovered clumps of previously-unreported callus hairs growing in the flesh of mature apples of Fuji and closely-related varieties, which may have storage implications for commercial growers.
Raspberries full of health benefits
Antioxidants are believed to have substantial health benefits and raspberries in particular are a good source. In fact, raspberries may have 10 times more antioxidants than tomatoes or broccoli. Further, raspberries contain some specific antioxidants that are found almost nowhere else.
Unique tomatoes tops in disease-fighting antioxidants
Deep red tomatoes get their rich colour from lycopene, a disease-fighting antioxidant. A new study, however, suggests that a special variety of orange-coloured tomatoes provides a different form of lycopene, one that our bodies may more readily use.
Functional proteins from potatoes
Developer of customised industrial-scale separation services Upfront Chromatography has announced that commercial production of highly functional proteins from the side stream of potato processing has been enabled using its Rhobust processing platform. The Rhobust adsorbent is a key component of Solanicâ€™s industrial processing plant, which was officially opened in December 2007 in Gasselternijveen, Netherlands. Solanic is the protein business unit of the potato starch giant AVEBE.
Model predicts sweet corn quality
American scientists have developed a crop simulation model that can predict the quality and yield of sweet corn.
Japan lifts ban on imported potatoes
Japan has ended its decades-old ban on the import of US fresh potatoes, US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced recently.
Aussie fruit high in antioxidants
Twelve native Australian fruits contain much higher levels of antioxidants than found in other fruit, according to research published in the journal Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies.
Classifying mild onions
Onions that are mild in flavour and suitable for eating raw are to be labelled as mild under a new onion classification system.
Computers explain internal browning in storage
Internal browning of pears stored under low oxygen conditions is linked to restricted gas exchange inside the fruit, according to a study by researchers at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.
Spoiling fruit and vegetables have more antioxidants: study
Belgian scientists have reported that fruits and vegetables do not lose any antioxidant content in the days after purchase, even as tell-tale signs of spoilage appear.

Processing cabbage in a stainless environment
Twelve months after the design and installation of a unique cabbage processing system in Melbourne, the importance of quality stainless steel fabrication has never been clearer
Shaken, not stirred cranberries
Producing sweetened dried cranberries (SDC) is a science that Ocean Spray has been working to perfect
Packing cherries
Since October 2006, the Unimark 5200 wax coder has been used for every one of the 200,000 cartons (approx) that are packed at the Cherry King specialist cherry packing plant in the Western Riverina city of Griffith

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