- A paste using mung beans is almost identical to peanut butter
- A group of Australian researchers created the product after years of tests
- The product is expected to be used in hospitals, airlines and schools
- The paste has already proven to be very popular internationally
Martha Azzi For Daily Mail Australia
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People with nut allergies can now have an almost identical product to peanut butter after an institute created a similar spread using mung beans.
It was a moment of ‘eureka’ for the team of researchers at The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre when the mung bean flour-and-water paste began to have a flavour and aroma similar to roasted peanuts.
The spread – which is already proving to be popular internationally after being launched this year- is expected to be introduced across organisations and companies unable to serve nuts over allergy fears.
A similar spread to peanut butter(right) has been created by a group of Australian researches using mung beans
With research dating back to 2003, It has taken years of trialling the beans to get the product to be similar in colour, texture and taste, AEGIC general manager Ken Quail told Daily Mail Australia.
‘It has pretty much been a ten year process trying to get it to a commercial product…it was initially exasperating but it was a eureka moment when we managed to modify the flavour of the pulses [edible dried seed],’ Dr Quail said before adding the mung beans paste ‘tastes just as good as peanut butter’.
The team is hoping to see the product being used in airlines, in children’s lunches at schools as well as hospitals.
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The centre has since taken out a patent on the product and sold the rights to the company ‘Not nuts’ which is successfully marketing the product outside Australia as well as in the country.
‘It’s also getting success overseas, exporting the product has proved to be more popular than selling it domestically,’ Dr Quail said.
Dr Ken Quail, general manager at The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre said the paste is similar to the nut spread in colour, texture and taste
With the spread proving to be very popular in Singapore Dr Quail believes the popularity of the spread is a result of the health benefits.
‘They’re a great source of protein and dietary fibre and for a health conscience market it ticks a lot of boxes.’
Although the product is yet to prove to be as popular in Australia, Dr Quail believes Australians will eventually pick up on the health benefits of the legume as many other with allergies recognise it as a healthy alternative to traditional nut spreads.
The spread ‘Notnuts’ is currently available across Australia in Health and Nutrition stores as well as certain IGA branches.
Mung beans are also a healthy alternative as they prove to be popular in health conscience markets such as Singapore
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