A company in Ayr in Nth Queensland has spent several years turning a waste product that may only have gone into gardens as compost or even to animals into a high value and potentially very popular food ingredient.

Bagasse is the name given to cane sugar stalks after the sugar has been extracted and it is often sold as a composting material. The Ayr company have devised a way of turning this product into a extremely high fibre product that can be used as a gluten free alternative to  wheat flour.

This is a brilliant example of sustainability and is a great example for others to follow.

The product, called Fibacel, is now being produced in small quantities through a special process and is already being sold for use in processed meats, baked goods and low sugar snackfoods.

It is all fibre and is completely natural, so allows fo not only gluten free labelling but also a clear declaration of being "clean". The product also has better water retention ability than traditional starch.

It is a product to look out for.