Enhancing the Production of Functional Food Powders by Studying Reaction Processes in Spray Dryers

该项目是一项技术开发计划的关键组成部分，该计划有可能对功能食品的加工做出巨大贡献，从而生产出具有很高营养价值的产品。全国谷物、豆类、油籽、水果和蔬菜的总产量为3000万吨/年。每年产生300多万吨废物，其中包含300万公斤生物活性化合物，最低价值为1,000美元/公斤，估计潜在价值为30亿美元/年。如果只捕捉到这一潜力的10%，那么国家利益将高达3亿澳元/年。

The project is a key component of a technical development program that has the potential to make a very large contribution to the processing of functional foods resulting in products of high value for nutritional use. The total national crop of cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fruit and vegetables is thirty million tonnes/year. Over three million tonnes/year of waste are produced, containing three million kilogrammes of bioactive compounds, valued at a minimum of $1,000/kg, giving an estimated potential value of $3 billion/year. If only 10% of this potential is captured, then the national benefit would be as high as A$300 million/year.