From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality

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dc.creatorBocher, T.
dc.creatorMuoki, Penina Ngusye
dc.creatorMagnaghi, A.
dc.creatorMuzhingi, T.
dc.creatorLow, Jan W.
dc.date2017-02-01
dc.date2018-04-02T20:41:31Z
dc.date2018-04-02T20:41:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:02:25Z
dc.descriptionResearch in Rwanda demonstrated that orangefleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) purée (steamed, mashed roots) was an economically viable, vitamin A enhancing ingredient in baked products when the purée was produced and used in the same bakery. Having a storable, packaged OFSP purée produced by a firm to supply bakers is an alternative model. Vacuum-packed OFSP purée with preservatives with a fourmonth shelf-life at 23°C was developed by the International Potato Center under laboratory conditions in 2015. Turning it into a commercial reality required developing a publicprivate partnership to establish an OFSP purée-bread value chain. The phases in developing the chain are described. Cost-benefit assessment focuses on two points along the chain: the farmers producing roots for the purée factory and purée production. The first OFSP bread began to be marketed in six Tuskys’ stores in June 2015 at a premium price (5 Ksh above its regular bread), reaching 20 stores by August 2016. OFSP bread was well-received by consumers. Purée production became profitable (18% profit margin) when we shifted from using peeled to unpeeled roots--the new product being a “high fiber” purée. Commercial OFSP purée production has been improved and is poised for profitable, larger-scale output.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91985
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/153203
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBocher, T.; Low, J.W.; Muoki, P.; Magnaghi, A.; Muzhingi, T. 2017. From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality. Open Agriculture. (Poland). ISSN 2391-9531. 2(1):148-154.
dc.subjectsweet potatoes
dc.subjectascorbic acid
dc.subjectmarketing
dc.subjectstorage
dc.subjectviability
dc.subjectfood safety
dc.subjectretinol
dc.subjectcarotenoids
dc.titleFrom lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality
dc.typeJournal Article

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