Author: Kelsey Cornell

At Potato Expo 2020, the industry’s leading experts on the intersection of sound science and good food policy sit down to discuss the latest efforts to advance the scientific understanding of the role potatoes play in promoting the health of all people. Plus, NPC CEO Kam Quarles provides a preview of the Potato D.C. Fly-In, where growers from across the country come together to stand up for potatoes on Capitol Hill. 

Guests: 

Mitch Kanter, Chief Science Officer, FoodMinds

Keith McGovern, CEO, R. D. Offutt Company and Chair of the Alliance for Potato Research & Education (APRE)

Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council

Julie Miller Jones, PhD, LN, CNS, St. Catherine’s University, was interviewed by Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru, at the 2019 Potato Expo where she presented on the nutritional benefits of potatoes and their important place in the diet. She specifically notes that potatoes are abundant in potassium, vitamin B6, antioxidants and magnesium, and stresses that potatoes can be a vehicle to get more vegetables in the diet.