Essential oil antigerminants for prolonged potato storage
10 October, 2012A Spanish researcher has investigated the use of essential oils in prolonging the shelf life of potatoes rather than using synthetic antigerminants.
Spray-on coating delays banana ripening
26 August, 2012Bananas ripen, soften and rot into an unappetising mush, seemingly in the blink of an eye - but a solution may be at hand. Chinese scientists are developing a spray-on coating that consumers could use to delay the ripening of bananas.
Fruit juice used to halve the fat in chocolate
24 August, 2012University of Warwick chemists have taken out much of the cocoa butter and milk fats that go into chocolate bars, substituting them with tiny droplets of juice measuring under 30 µm in diameter.
Off-the-shelf hardware used for detection, identification and quantification of potato defects
29 June, 2012A prototype computer vision system has been used to identify substandard potatoes. The machine vision system used off-the-shelf hardware to enable affordable detection, identification and quantification of common defects affecting potatoes.
$10m mushroom facility opens in Victoria
21 June, 2012Parwan Valley Mushrooms recently opened its $10 million purpose-built mushroom facility at Parwan, west of Melbourne.
Chefs Pride Smoothie Cubes
06 June, 2012Chefs Pride has launched Smoothie Cubes, fruit- and vegetable-filled frozen cubes for making smoothies. Users simply add 200 mL of milk or fruit juice, blend and serve. They reduce the problems associated with fruit seasonality and are claimed to contain all natural ingredients.
Coles to use Australian vegies for its frozen vegetable lines
08 May, 2012Coles has announced that all of its Coles brand frozen vegetables will now be sourced from Australian vegetable growers. The supermarket giant announced the move in conjunction with vegetable processor Simplot and the Tasmanian government.
Third tomato grower in a year goes under
25 April, 2012Tomato farming operation Basacar Produce entered into voluntary administration on 18 April, costing 41 workers their jobs. Basacar is the third major tomato-growing operation to enter administration in the past 12 months, following SP Exports and Barbera.
AUSVEG Road Show offers fruit fly treatment alternatives
10 April, 2012AUSVEG, the national peak industry body for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has announced that it is running an Education Road Show that will feature seminars on alternative fruit fly treatments.
Fungus threatening avocados
06 February, 2012A Queensland researcher has uncovered a pathogen that could have a devastating impact on the $180 million avocado industry.
Superfruits’ popularity and diversity increasing
01 August, 2011Incaberries, cranberries, pomegranate, Maqui berries - the range and popularity of superfruits available in Australia and New Zealand is continuing to increase.
Ocean achieves SQF certification
04 May, 2011 byOcean Spray has achieved the highest attainable SQF (Safe Quality Food) certification for food manufacturing and distribution.
Symrise Beef Flavor Collection
03 May, 2011 bySymrise has expanded its portfolio of culinary meat flavourings with its Beef Flavor Collection which features regional preferences.
Walnuts
02 May, 2011 byA new scientific study has shown that walnuts have a combination of more healthful antioxidants and higher-quality antioxidants than any other nut.
1,463,700 Scoville Units of heat
02 May, 2011 byAfter one year of development from chilli seed to full plant and fruiting we now can introduce to you the new hottest chilli in the world.
