Indigenous Australians have feasted on bunya nuts for millennia - new research has underscored why.
A culturally significant Australian nut dating back to the Jurassic period could have a big future on the global food stage after new research confirmed its substantial health benefits.
"Bunya nuts are low in fat, high in fibre, gluten free and contain all the essential amino acids, protein and folate, while the husk is high in antioxidant compounds," Nadolny said."Indigenous Australians boiled and roasted them, but they can be eaten straight out of the cone, ground into flour, brewed into tea and even fermented."
"Established bunya trees are under threat from phytophthora, a root rot that causes dieback," she said. "The bunya nut has a strong cultural significance to traditional owners and other Indigenous peoples who gathered for thousands of years in pre-colonial times for feasting and ceremonies," he said.
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