The whole fruit gives jams and preserves a good appearance and texture and makes it cheap to process. But don't give up on the seeded varieties, they may be used in juices and icecream where the hard b lterered turered tut after blending. And the oil in the seed may enhance the flavour - this is yet to be determined. It is truly a spice plant. To find the best plant, essential oil tests were done at Wollongbar.
Some species can gain market acceptancevery fast.
Another advantage of the essential oil test is that it can eliminate the necessity for toxicology tests, if it can be shown that the essential oil is the same as occurs in another food plant and is therefore safe. Don't forget the plants on the ground, or all the non-culinary uses for plants. We sampled various native mints, at Peter's, with strong, exciting flavours. The pioneering approach is the same, though. Establish a rapport with your plant, form your own idea of its value, give it to the chef to play with, know its toxicology and make genetic selections from promising plants.