Bioactives from Australian agrifood by-products
An assessment of the opportunities for agriculture and food industries to supply bioactive raw ingredients into Australia’s complementary medicine industry.
Unlocking the health potential of agrifood by-products
In partnership with AgriFutures Australia, CSIRO has explored how by-products from Australia’s agriculture and food production could be used to make health-boosting ingredients.
The ‘Bioactives from Australian agrifood by products’ report presents opportunities for agriculture and food industries to supply bioactives to the complementary medicines industry. Bioactives are natural substances found in food or plants that can have a positive effect on health.
Extracting bioactives from agricultural and food by-products is a new and developing industry with few commercial examples in Australia. Despite a large global complementary medicine industry and appetite for Australian made ingredients, there is a lack of awareness around the economic feasibility and potential in Australia, which is holding back industry growth.