 Australian Native Foods
Plant Profiles
Muntries
Common Names & Species:
Muntries, Munthari (Kunzea pomifera).
 Family:
Myrtaceae
Native To:
Southern coast of Australia, with inland extensions, from Portland in Vic. to the Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island in SA.
Natural rainfall 500mm – 800mm.
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Habit:
Prostrate or occasionally semi-upright shrub. Grown successfully on trellis under cultivation.
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Part Used:
Fruit (berry).
Appearance: green with a red to purplish tinge at maturity
Size: up to 1 cm in diameter.
Flavour:
Spicy-apple.
Food Use:
For fruit-type flavour in sweet and savoury products.
Current Retail Product Categories:
Jams & conserves, chutneys & relishes, fruit chews.
Food Quality & Safety Issues:
Currently there is no industry-wide product description or quality standards developed or published for this crop, though individual market channel groups are likely to be working to in-house standards
Crop collection, production and handling systems will eventually require the implementation of HACCP-based food safety systems. Wild Harvest/Cultivated Supplies:
Most supplies currently come from wild harvest, with cultivated supplies commencing and increasing.
Wild Harvest Locations:
Kangaroo Island, south coast of South Australia.
Cultivation Locations:
South Australia - Adelaide Hills, Southern Vales, Kangaroo Island, Limestone Coast.
Approx Wholesale ('Farm Gate') Prices:
Fresh or frozen whole fruit $18-20/kg.
Current Volumes Traded:
Around 5-10 tonnes per year (2001).
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