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Packed full of vitamin A, calcium, and iron, sweet potatoes don’t get the love they deserve. In this episode of Hungry Planet, North Carolina State University PhD student Modesta Abugu tells Niba about her research to make sweet potatoes more delicious by identifying the aromatic molecules that give rise to their complex flavor. Followed by surveying people to determine what type of sweet potato flavors they enjoy more. Niba also chats with students in the Sweet Potato Project who have planted, harvested and sold sweet potatoes at a local community farm. Hungry Planet showcases how scientists and communities work to keep food on our plates for future generations.

Learn more:
Modesta Abugu: https://potatoes.cals.ncsu.edu/people...
Suzanne D Johanningsmeier: https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locat...
Sweet potato project: https://fresnoland.org/2022/11/10/wes...

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