“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

Efforts included –Acceptability –Product feasibility: Ease of use Adaptability/versatility –Impact Utilization Nutrition

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