How flour holds promise for the future of food waste upcycling

It is now possible to make flour from carrot peel, tomato seeds and orange peel. Photo: AFP

While bakers may be stunned by the soaring price of wheat flour, up 30% to 40%, this basic ingredient offers a new solution when it comes to recycling food waste.

You might already be familiar with flour made from brewer’s spent grain, but now the industry is finding ways to make flour from carrot peel, tomato seeds and orange peel.