Australian Native Fruits and their Products and Preservation ...

• Main Author: Michalski, Paul
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: Monash University 2023
• Subjects: Food chemistry and food sensory science; Food packaging, preservation and processing; Food sustainability; Food engineering; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26180/23665482; https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/presentation/Australian_Native_Fruits_and_their_Products_and_Preservation/23665482

Australia is home to thousands of species of unique plant life, many of which have long been appreciated by First Nations Australians and used for food, fibre, and medicine. Having evolved in Australia, they are inherently well-adapted to its droughts, floods, and specific climate and soil. As climate change threatens the ability to grow the crops currently grown at large scale in Australia, native crops may provide an essential tool for ensuring food security and a more sustainable source of nutrients for ever-larger populations. This project is determining the mechanisms of preservation of Australian native fruits and providing industry with the data needed to upscale the processing of these fruits in a way that optimises shelf-life and quality/nutrient retention.Transcript:Fruits and vegetables are something everybody needs plenty of in their diets, and Aussie farms are a major source of them, not only here, but also for exporting overseas. But climate change is making this sunburnt country even harder to ...