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Rebel Whopper
When applying to be part of the v2foods research
project, Adam Douch was surprised to learn the Australian
company was responsible for delivering the plant-based
patty for Hungry Jacks’ famed Rebel Whopper, sold in
Australia and New Zealand. The burger is a guilty pleasure
for many a tired, hungover or too-lazy-to-cook vegan, and
could be the bridging experience to convince meat-eaters
that vegan patties aren’t so scary after all. In addition
to looking for ways to improve the general meatiness of
v2food’s burgers, Adam is also interested in making them
a more nutritious option.
Coopers
Jokes have been made for generations about what
mysteries lie at the bottom of a Coopers Pale Ale. The
lurking murky sediment is nothing to be feared. It’s just
spent yeast – a consequence of the brewery’s use of natural
conditioning, a process otherwise known as secondary
fermentation. A lesser-known fact is there’s also a little bit
of University of Adelaide DNA in every Coopers pint. In
2006, the company incorporated a new barley variety, called
Flagship, into its malting mix. The variety was developed
and commercialised by the University of Adelaide and ABB
Grain, and was designed to be disease-resistant, produce
higher yields and be suitable for malting. Many other
University of Adelaide-bred varieties, including the very
popular Compass variety and Leabrook to name just two,
have also been used by the brewery.
Solar Eggs
Eggs deliver a great many benefits to human health – and
thanks to University of Adelaide research, this includes an
abundance of omega-3 fatty acids. Our researchers worked
alongside Adelaide egg farmers Solar Eggs to increase the
level of omega-3 in eggs by making changes to the hens’
feed. It was discovered that by feeding chickens a diet that is
high in flaxseed oil, the short-chain omega-3 fatty acids in
the flaxseed oil would lead to eggs enriched with long-chain
omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid. This conversion is a
skill particular to chickens, and means the eggs these hens
produce provide a greater supply of a fatty acid humans
cannot make.
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