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Sweet Potatoes' Flavor is More Complex Than You Think

Season 1 Episode 4 | 9m 48s

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. Niba also chats with students in the Sweet Potato Project who have planted, harvested and sold sweet potatoes at a local community farm.

Aired: 11/14/23
Funding for HUNGRY PLANET is provided by the National Science Foundation.
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Explore the institute where they are breeding mechanically-harvestable Chile peppers.
How farmers and scientists are using traditional and modern methods to grow tomatoes.
Restaurant owner honors Latine food history. Researchers design corn for the future.
Researchers fight a citrus disease called HLB. Volunteers ensure no food goes to waste.
Rice holds deep importance to many communities, and could be transformed to fight anemia.