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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 2 sec.) ; 143775875 bytes |
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The future - what does it hold for our food? Much the same as it is now, or are we preparing for a food revolution? Join us this week as we discover what all the fuss is over purple carrots, find out what goes on in a flavour factory and Dr Rob samples a buffet of edible insects!MOLECULAR GASTRONOMYEver thought of making a balloon out of cheese or a crafting a cloud out of chocolate? Well Chef Cole Thomas from Culinetic sure has! He explains how he fuses science and cooking together with some amazing results. DEHYDRATION EXPERIMENTFrom sweet potato chips to a dried fruit salad - join Bonnie as she experiments with dehydrating different fruits and veggies to make some interesting and delicious snacks! PURPLE CARROTMove over orange carrots - purple carrots are the cool new vegetable in town! Dr Lindsay Brown from USQ demonstrates his research into these colourful carrots and explains how they aren't just a cool new lunchbox accessory but they are also really good for you. PLANT ACCELERATORA plant accelerator is a conveyor belt with a difference. Mark Tester from the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics explains how this imaging and data gathering machine can improve a farmer's harvest. NUTRIENT ENRICHED BANANASIn some African countries people eat bananas for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which leaves their diet lacking in certain nutrients. Professor James Dale from QUT has discovered, through metabolic engineering, how to create a banana with more nutrients, improving their value as a staple food. FLAVOUR FACTORYEver wondered where food and drinks get their flavours and fragrances? Well at a flavour factory of course! Sandra Grogan, a Food Scientist from International Flavours and Fragrances Australia, shows us how they develop flavours for things like ice cream and fizzy drinks.So whet your appetite and join the team as we once again prove that the ordinary really does become extraordinary, under the SCOPE! |
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Broadcast 2011-07-09 at 09:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Carrots -- Varieties.
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Edible insects.
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Molecular gastronomy.
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Plants -- Experiments.
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Rats as laboratory animals.
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Australia.
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Queensland.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Robert, host
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