29 pages
Published: 1 Mar 2002
Author(s): Johnson, P.R, Robinson, C., Green, E.
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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 developing new food products based on native flora species.
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