Bridging the
Marketplace
Agritechnology's approach to cherry waste can benefit other primary producers by realizing value in their waste stream, particularly in the production of grapes, apples, olives and other stone fruits.
Cherry juice is available in 1000 litre bags.
The cherry extract powder is available in sealed 15kg bags.
Agritechnology's approach to cherry waste can benefit other primary producers by realizing value in their waste stream, particularly in the production of grapes, apples, olives and other stone fruits.
Cherry juice is available in 1000 litre bags.
The cherry extract powder is available in sealed 15kg bags.
As well as deriving food
from cherry waste in the form of juice, Agritechnology used its food science
capabilities to extract a valuable functional food and nutraceutical ingredient.
This took the form of a concentrated extract of sweet cherry in powder form. Its
functional benefit is in
its red colour and intense cherry flavour; its nutraceutical benefit is in its high anthocyanin content. The ingredient was produced as a
powder as this broadens its potential range of applications for customers. The nutraceutical content of the product has been analysed using the HPLC method and the product has a guaranteed anthocyanin content.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
its red colour and intense cherry flavour; its nutraceutical benefit is in its high anthocyanin content. The ingredient was produced as a
powder as this broadens its potential range of applications for customers. The nutraceutical content of the product has been analysed using the HPLC method and the product has a guaranteed anthocyanin content.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Creating a New Product from
Waste
Using their food science capabilities,
a
controlled enzymatic process was developed to create a shelf stable juice or homogenate. This process created a product with a high yield, well defined organoleptic texture and flavour properties, and most importantly, the end product retained a high level of anthocyanins - an important antioxidant.
controlled enzymatic process was developed to create a shelf stable juice or homogenate. This process created a product with a high yield, well defined organoleptic texture and flavour properties, and most importantly, the end product retained a high level of anthocyanins - an important antioxidant.
With Agritechnology's Orange laboratory based
in the heart of NSW's fruit growing region, stone fruit was an obvious area to
investigate in the production of functional foods and
nutraceuticals.
Agritechnology knew that cherries have well substantiated levels of anthocyanins with known nutraceutical properties: anti inflammatory, gout, obesity, sports recovery / muscle damage, amongst others. In addition, cherries are well known as a low GI food, making cherry derived products highly applicable to the diabetic market. Agritechnology was also aware that local primary producers had a waste stream of second grade cherries which
represented anything from 20% to 50% of their annual crop.
Agritechnology's fruit nutraceutical technology has been designed to realise additional value from this waste stream for the primary producer in two ways: converting the waste into food; and extracting valuable nutraceutical compounds from the waste.
Agritechnology knew that cherries have well substantiated levels of anthocyanins with known nutraceutical properties: anti inflammatory, gout, obesity, sports recovery / muscle damage, amongst others. In addition, cherries are well known as a low GI food, making cherry derived products highly applicable to the diabetic market. Agritechnology was also aware that local primary producers had a waste stream of second grade cherries which
represented anything from 20% to 50% of their annual crop.
Agritechnology's fruit nutraceutical technology has been designed to realise additional value from this waste stream for the primary producer in two ways: converting the waste into food; and extracting valuable nutraceutical compounds from the waste.
