The first macadamia trees grew in Australia, and the first people to eat them were Australian aborigines. Macadamias were cultivated as a food crop beginning in 1858, a century after the British colonized the continent.
Two different kinds of evergreen trees produce edible macadamia nuts. The trees grow up to 60 feet tall and begin producing nuts in quantity when they're about ten years old.
The edible part of the macadamia grows inside an extremely hard shell that's surrounded by a soft outer husk, about the size of a walnut shell. During processing, macadamias are hulled, then dried, and the hard shells are mechanically cracked. The nuts are graded: Whole macadamias command premium prices, and those that break during shelling are used as ingredients for baking.
The macadamia nut was named after Dr. John Macadam, a native of Scotland, who became a speaker of some renown in 19th century Australia.
Macadamia Oil is cholesterol free, and is the highest source of monounsaturated fats known to man, more concentrated even than extra virgin olive oil.
Morish Nuts is a family owned and operated business. Archie Moroni & Marie Mapp started Morish Nuts in a rented town house in Cottesloe, Western Australia, with Archie cooking half-kilo batches on a camping gas ring and Marie bagging and tying the cellophane bags with curling ribbon.
Almondco processes around 8,000 tonnes of quality Australian almonds annually - about 40% of Australia's almond harvest. They are supplied by over 140 HACCP accredited growers from the main growing areas in Australia.
Founded in 1999 by Pam and Martin Brook, Brookfarm is today Australia's leading producer of premium quality Macadamia products and works on the 3 P's principal, Passion for Quality, Passion for a better environment and Passion for great tasting healthy food. Brookfarm products are sold throughout Australia and exported overseas, including the USA & Europe.
Australian macadamias are one of the natural health foods indigenous to Australia and processing of the in shell nuts at the modern factory of MPC at Alphadale in Northern New South Wales produces the world’s finest quality wholesale macadamias for the ingredient and retail markets around the world.
Their customers are assured of business continuity, reliability of supply and high quality product and service.
What differentiates MPC from their competition?
Their product quality and the efficiency of their service
