QUESTION N°01What is the Queen Garnet?
Developed in Queensland and grown in all states around Australia, The Queen Garnet has been hailed as a “superfood” due to its antioxidant content.
QUESTION N°02What is anthocyanin?
Anthocyanin is an antioxidant found in many naturally dark coloured fruits, such as blackcurrants, blueberries and raspberries. It’s the pigment that gives the Queen Garnet its very dark purple flesh and skin.
QUESTION N°03What is the difference between the Queen Garnet and other plums?
The Queen Garnet is a unique variety. This variety has dark flesh typical to Blood Plums, yet has a sweetness comparable to Sugar Plum, and a firmer texture than many other plums. What makes it particularly special is the dense nutritional and polyphenol profile unique to the Queen Garnet, which has been studied by many scientists.
QUESTION N°04When are Queen Garnets in season?
Queen Garnet is in season from late January until the beginning of April.
QUESTION N°05Where can I buy Queen Garnets?
In Australia, Queen Garnets are available in Woolworths and Coles supermarkets and independent fruit and vegetable retailers while in season.
QUESTION N°06What is Queen Garnet Nectar?
Our nectar is made from Queen Garnet plums, with no added sugar, no added colours or flavours, and not from concentrate. We remove the seed then press and bottle the whole plums - wholefruit fibres included! This makes QG Nectar more like a ready-to-drink fruit smoothie, than a typical juice.
QUESTION N°07How many Queen Garnets are there in a bottle of Nectar?
There are approximately three Queen Garnet plums per 250ml bottle of nectar.
QUESTION N°08Who owns the Queen Garnet?
The Queen Garnet was bred by plant breeders at the Queensland Government’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and is owned by the Queensland Government. Nutrafruit has an exclusive right to market the Queen Garnet.
QUESTION N°09Can I buy a Queen Garnet tree for my garden?
Unfortunately Queen Garnet trees are not available to the home gardener, only licensed commercial growers can legally grow Queen Garnet.
QUESTION N°10Can anyone grow the Queen Garnet?
As Nutrafruit has the exclusive rights to market the Queen Garnet, only licensed commercial growers can legally grow the crop.
QUESTION N°11How do I become a licensed grower?
Nutrafruit has a number of licensed growers around Australia. If you are interested in becoming part of a controlled production and marketing system please contact us.
QUESTION N°12Is the Queen Garnet genetically modified?
No. The Queen Garnet was a result of cross-breeding (the transferring of pollen from one plant to another) in 1997. Genetic modification involves the transferring of a gene from one plant to another.
