“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

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

Flakes and Granules

• Efforts included– Acceptability– Product feasibility:

• Ease of use• Adaptability/versatility

– Impact• Utilization• Nutrition

Flakes and Granules

Flakes and Granules

Flakes and Granules

• Efforts included– Acceptability– Product feasibility:

• Ease of use• Adaptability/versatility

– Impact• Utilization• Nutrition

Flakes and Granules

Flakes and Granules

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

Flakes and Granules

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

Flakes and Granules

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

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

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

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