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“Life and Times” Dehydrated Potato-Based Product Development

“Life and Times” Dehydrated Potato-Based Product Development. John Toaspern VP International Marketing US Potato Board. Meeting Targeted Needs. Determination of attributes and needs Public and private partnerships for product development Pilot projects and testing Commercial experience.

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“Life and Times” Dehydrated Potato-Based Product Development

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  1. “Life and Times” Dehydrated Potato-Based Product Development John Toaspern VP International Marketing US Potato Board

  2. Meeting Targeted Needs • Determination of attributes and needs • Public and private partnerships for product development • Pilot projects and testing • Commercial experience

  3. Strategies • Develop understanding • Partnerships with PVOs and industry • Design solutions • Local need, align with national/ international strategies • Technical assistance • Training, monitoring/evaluation • Product storage, handling, preparation

  4. Flakes and Granules • Efforts included • Acceptability • Product feasibility: • Ease of use • Adaptability/versatility • Impact • Utilization • Nutrition

  5. Flakes and Granules

  6. Flakes and Granules

  7. Flakes and Granules • Efforts included • Acceptability • Product feasibility: • Ease of use • Adaptability/versatility • Impact • Utilization • Nutrition

  8. Flakes and Granules

  9. Flakes and Granules

  10. Fortified Dehy • Fortification through processing • Reduces premix challenges • Tailored fortification for: • Local and regional micronutrient needs • Targeted beneficiary needs • Piloted in Zambia by World Vision • Acceptable and added nutrition

  11. Flakes and Granules

  12. Fortified Blended Foods • Dehy as a base for FBFs complements: • Taste, texture of other ingredients • Nutritional value of FBF • Instant quality • Reduced fuel costs and use • Less destruction of vitamins • Mixes with potable fluids of any kind

  13. Flakes and Granules

  14. Potato-Soy Blend • Tested in Senegal • PSB experimental and CSB control groups • Acceptability trended to better for PSB • Equivalent impact on general nutrition markers over four months

  15. Therapeutic Product • Manna Pack™ Potato-D • Dehy-based product • Targets management of diarrhea in children • Developed as “first food” to complement oral rehydration • Piloted in cholera camps in Zimbabwe • Part of a clinical trial in South Africa

  16. Additional Exploration • Nutrition • Dehydrated potatoes as vehicle for fortification • Potatoes in ready-to-use (RTU) snacks and other food products • Potatoes in ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) • Development • Dehydrated potatoes as a functional ingredient in value chain development

  17. Summary • From dehy flakes and granules • To: • Vehicle for fortification • Base of blended food products • Value in therapeutic foods • Potential in RTUF, RUTF • Complementary features of dehy • Public-private development efforts

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