Golden Power Biscuits and mandazi (fried doughnuts) have emerged as the top products made with freshly prepared orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) puree at Urwibutso Enterprises. This flyer shares the process and recipe or preparing these popular products.
Magnaghi, A.
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Muzhingi, T.
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Sindi, K.
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Gerard, S.
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[Popular orange-fleshed sweetpotato products in Rwanda: Biscuits and doughnuts]
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Popular orange-fleshed sweetpotato products in Rwanda: Biscuits and doughnuts
Research 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 su...
Bocher, T.
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Muoki, P.
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Magnaghi, A.
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Muzhingi, T.
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Low, J.W.
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[From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality]
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From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality
Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) puree is a nutritious food ingredient for promoting Vitamin A intake in processed food products in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). OFSP puree handlers play an important role in ensuring production of consistently safe and quality OFSP puree and related processed produc...
Malavi, D.N.
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Abong, G.O.
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Muzhingi, T.
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[Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of orange fleshed sweetpotato puree handlers in Kenya]
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Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of orange fleshed sweetpotato puree handlers in Kenya
Value addition of orange‐fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) increases diversified utilization of this crop, which is rich in provitamin A carotenoids. OFSP bread, in which 30%–45% of wheat flour is replaced with OFSP puree, has been successfully commercialized in Kenya. However, the effect of this subst...
Wanjuu, C.
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Abong, G.O.
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Mbogo, D.
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Heck, S.
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Low, J.W.
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Muzhingi, T.
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[The physiochemical properties and shelf‐life of orange‐fleshed sweet potato puree composite bread]
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The physiochemical properties and shelf‐life of orange‐fleshed sweet potato puree composite bread
Two orange‐fleshed sweet potato cultivars: Apomuden and “Nane” were grown on cow dung‐, chicken manure‐, compost‐amended soils, and untreated soil. Apomuden is a variety, while “Nane” is being evaluated to be released in Ghana. The storage roots (SRs) were harvested at 3 months, cured by heaping ...
Atuna, R.A.
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Aduguba, W.O.
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Alhassan, A.
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Abukari, I.A.
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Muzhingi, T.
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Amagloh, F.K.
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Mbogo, D.
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[Postharvest quality of two orange‐fleshed sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] cultivars as influenced by organic soil amendment treatments]
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Postharvest quality of two orange‐fleshed sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] cultivars as influenced by organic soil amendment treatments
Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) puree, a versatile food ingredient, is highly perishable limiting its use in resource constrained environments. It is therefore important to develop shelf-stable puree. A challenge test study was carried out to determine the effect of combinations of chemical pr...
Musyoka, J.
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Abong, G.O.
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Mbogo, D.
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Fuchs, R.
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Low, J.W.
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Heck, S.
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Muzhingi, T.
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[Effects of acidification and preservatives on microbial growth during storage of orange fleshed sweet potato puree]
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Effects of acidification and preservatives on microbial growth during storage of orange fleshed sweet potato puree