Commercial use of Syzygium in Australia is confined mainly to the landscape and home garden market but there is growing interest in processing of the fruit, particularly Riberry (<="" p="">

Australian native plant foods provide new and exciting eating experiences for consumers and have the potential to re-position ‘Australian cuisine’ as a contemporary food choice for consumers wo...

This RIRDC funded research provides the native food industry with reliable information on the levels of health beneficial constituents, and the antioxidant capacities of commercially significant na...

Native Foods extract of 04/125. Prepared for the Native Foods Conference in Melbourne, 24 Feb. 2008

The modern native foods industry in Australia, excluding Macadamia, is still in its infancy. The research presented here is aimed at improving our capacity to grow and market quality native food p...

The report identifies food safety issues that the native plant food industry needs to be aware of and address, including biological issues, legislative requirements and buyers' requirements. It pro...

This report examines the functional properties of Australian bushfoods and provides detailed information on the antimicrobial, antioxidant and emulsifying properties of 19 Australian bushfoods and ...

Quandong (Santalum acuminatum) and acacia seed are two of the most important native food crops currently being developed in Australia. This project was designed to quantify water and nutrient relat...

This report examines the agronomic, product use development, supply-chain requirements, marketing and promotion aspects required for the full commercialization of this new product. Creating the pot...

The project investigated current wild harvest and post harvest activities in the native food value adding chain using bio active components (the antioxidants lycopene and ascorbic acid) in the sele...

This aim of this project was to evaluate the performance in cultivation of key native food species across a range of climates and soil types in South-eastern Australia. A series of field trials ha...

The Australian bushfood industry is very much based on traditional knowledge, however few Aboriginal people appear to be sharing in the benefits that arise from its activities and the value of thei...

Development of the native Australian quandong to a managed orchard tree still requires much research. With restrictive funding for institutionalised research for new industry a greater reliance on ...

Many Australian native plant foods have the potential to broaden the culinary and nutritional composition of the human diet, both in Australia and worldwide. Kunzea pomifera (muntries) is a specie...

“Sudden death syndrome” or “dieback” of quandong is of considerable concern to the industry (worth >$1 million p.a.), as its cause has not been positively identified. This publication repor...

The quandong industry is moving from wild-picked to orchard derived fruit with selected varieties. Development of the native Australian quandong to a well managed orchard tree still requires much r...

The Native Food Industry R&D Advisory Group reviews and provides assessments of research proposals on native foods submitted to the RIRDC. Recently the Group has considered that many proposals have...

The aim of the study was to (1) improve shelf-life, quality and safety of existing native foods and to identify and develop novel products from native foods and (2) to develop applications across t...

Current consumer trends are looking for a more diverse range of products. This has spurred an increasing interest in native Australian foods leading to a number of small-scale successes in developi...