Research into sulphite-free ginger products

Monday, 01 December 2008 20:52

Queensland’s Buderim Ginger is developing a new processing system that eliminates the need to use sulphites as a preservative. Buderim Ginger has been awarded $245,100 under the Queensland’s State Government’s Business and Industry Transformation Incentives scheme to investigate a processing system that uses chlorine dioxide rather than sulphites, which are a recognised allergen, particularly for people with respiratory disorders.

The development would help the company tap into the growing ‘free-from’ market which has largely been fuelled by the rising number of people with food allergies.

The funding would cover research into the performance of chlorine dioxide, the development of an automation system and the undertaking of trials.