Australian uses 'ugly' fruit to create food powder
Living in the South Australian town of Mannum, Ms White dehydrates a variety of produce for hours, before powdering and packaging the end result and selling it online and at markets.
From pickles, peaches, raspberries and even brussel sprouts, the powder is seeing a growing demand in barbeque rubs, or a substitute in smoothies or desserts. She says even if the fruits and vegetables are ugly she can find a use for them.
"When we are drying foods and powdering foods, seconds are brilliant because people do not want them, and I can turn them into something," Ms White said.
"Waste potatoes … I could turn them into potato flour, also known as instant mashed potato."
Ms White said she believed the powders and dehydrated products retained most of their nutritional value.
source: abc.net.au
