Melbourne bizarre new trend-broccoli coffee do you want to try? It sounds weird but healthy!

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Scientists and agricultural experts have developed a powder of broccoli that can be stirred in coffee or mixed into food, thus contributing to people's health.

Australia's most bizarre new trend of coffee has come to Melbourne, the coffee capital, and this time it is driven not by fashionistas, but by Australia's top scientists.

Many people don't like the smell of broccoli, but recently CSIRO (Federal Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) and Hort Innovation (Australian horticultural innovation agency) have teamed up to create a "broccoli coffee". The researchers specially processed the discarded "imperfect" broccoli into powder, mixed it in food and even stirred it in coffee, so that people who don't like it can get its rich nutrition.

Vegetable health experts believe that broccoli powder is a new type of super food, which contains dozens of nutrients, which is of great help to human health, and every two tablespoons of powder is equivalent to eating one serving of broccoli (about 1 serve, about 1 cup).

The broccoli latte has received mixed feedback after its debut at a coffee shop in Melbourne's Mornington district. This is good news for those who like coffee and want to increase their vegetable intake. On the other hand, some people say that people who like to eat broccoli do not need to drink this "broccoli coffee" at all, while people who need to rely on "broccoli coffee" to supplement their vegetable intake often do not like the taste of it. Coffee lovers are a sensitive and picky group, and broccoli lattes, a new "health-centric" drink, may not be very popular.

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John Lloyd, chief executive of Hort Innovation, said that while people pay more and more attention to superfood (Superfood) and health, many Australians still eat an uneven diet. A survey by CSIRO last year found that 4/5 of Australian adults do not meet Australian dietary guidelines and eat adequate amounts of vegetables and fruits, and options such as broccoli powder will help solve the problem.

Although broccoli coffee doesn't sound very attractive, in fact, it doesn't taste like broccoli. Its main method is to add broccoli powder to espresso, then pour in steaming milk and milk foam, and then sprinkle with New Zealand pollen.

In addition to making broccoli coffee, CSIRO experts say the powder can also be used to make fruit juices, milkshakes, soups and baked goods.

The research project aims to reduce the waste of vegetables by turning "unpopular" foods into powder and a series of snacks. The project manager said the next step is to continue to develop other uses of broccoli powder and test it in a wider consumer group.

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