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R&D | VEGGIE BITES |
Veggycation® states that one serve of
button squash provides 25 per cent of the
Recommended Dietary Intake of vitamin
C, and recommends consumers enjoy the
vegetable steamed, stir-fried or raw.
This communication has been funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
using the research and development National Vegetable Levy and funds from the
Australian Government.
Project Number: VG15027
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$19
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per cent
62
per cent
16th
century
95
per cent
37
kilograms
8
days
$11
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One serve of kale provides 10 per cent
of the Recommended Dietary Intake of
magnesium, which plays important roles
in the structure and function of your body.
Source: Veggycation®.
According to Wave 43 of Project Harvest,
62 per cent of consumers eat celery raw.
Cauliflower was cultivated from wild
cabbage that grew in Asia and parts of
the Mediterranean. It became part of
the European diet in the 16th century.
Source:
betterhealth.vic.gov.au.
In the year ending June 2015, the wholesale
value of fresh eggplant supply was $19
million.
Source: Australian Horticulture
Statistics Handbook – Vegetables 2014/15.
Project Harvest Wave 42 revealed that
consumers expect sweet corn to remain
fresh for approximately eight days, and
this longevity is likely to be met most of
the time.
Government health expenditure would
reduce by $11 million if the average
consumption of vegetables by males
was equal to that of females, according
to the Deloitte Access Economics 2016
report,
The impact of increasing vegetable
consumption on health expenditure.
The Better Health Channel states that
cucumbers have high water content –
more than 95 per cent (by weight).
Manuel Pérez Pérez of Spain holds the
Guinness World Record for growing the
heaviest sweetpotato. The vegetable
weighed 37 kilograms on 8 March 2004.
25
per cent
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