The role of the new Food and Nutrition Evaluation Laboratory (FANEL) in developing shelf-storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée

This flyer outlines the progress made by the new Food and Nutrition Evaluation Laboratory (FANEL) since its inception in 2014 until July 2015. The laboratory was set up to increase regional capacity to carry out food science and nutrition analysis. It is a regional reference laboratory for assessment of nutritional quality, bioaccessibility of beta-carotene and safety of OFSP roots and products.