Processing > Fruit & vegetables

Magic Valley creates cultivated lamb-free prototype

09 September, 2022

The Australian food company has created a cultivated lamb meat prototype using cells from a live sheep called Lucy, and no other animal products were used.


Scientists develop super seaweed growing technique

02 September, 2022

A team of researchers has developed a technique for growing enriched edible seaweed that contains high levels of nutrients and fibre.


Making potato supply chains more sustainable

02 September, 2022

In an effort to achieve net zero by 2030 in the potato supply chain, a UK potato supplier is leading a project to trial specific technology and sustainability approaches.


Fungi-based meat alternative that grows on food waste

31 August, 2022

The protein is cultivated from fungi that grows on a base of nutrient-rich food waste, and is being scaled up with collaborators in New Zealand.


Vegetable processor value-adds with powdered carrots

24 August, 2022

A UK grower and supplier of root crops has increased its profits and sustainability using a heat exchanger to make powdered carrots from the 5% of crop not suitable for packing.


The importance of evaporation in CBD extraction

19 August, 2022 by Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers

The market for legal cannabis product is worth more than $58.6 million a year in Australia; however, traditional extraction processes do not always capitalise on the latest evaporation technology.


Ishida Rotary Salad filler

15 August, 2022

The Ishida Rotary Salad filler is an automatic, high-speed equipment solution used for packing salad.


German institute analyses reclaimed wastewater risk

09 August, 2022

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment has recommended against farming certain fresh produce with reclaimed wastewater.


King Intl. to produce local textured vegetable protein

03 August, 2022

Using Queensland-grown soybeans, King will be making soy meat for wholesale customers.


Biotechnology extends the life of cassava

27 July, 2022

CassVita has developed technology that could extend the shelf life of cassava from three days to 18 months.


App puts food under the microscope

14 July, 2022

Together with a simple magnification device, the Spotcheck app from GoMicro is able to detect spoilage and ripeness of fresh produce with a high degree of accuracy.


Juice producer prevents food waste using technology

07 July, 2022

With the help of flexible technology from GEA, the company can produce twice as much juice from waste compared to its previous system.


Juice producer recognised for upcycling work

05 July, 2022

FruitSmart has been awarded UFA certification for its work to produce upcycled food products and ingredients.


Potato processing technique designed to slow digestion

10 June, 2022

A new potato processing technique designed to allow the potato starch to be digested more slowly and potentially avoid a blood sugar spike has been lab tested.


The optimum plant-based taste experience

27 May, 2022

The way a plant-based burger tastes, sounds and cooks makes a big difference to consumers.


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