The Jeonnam Agricultural Research Institute starts developing functional cosmetics using sweet potato leaves and stems.

Utilizing discarded sweet potato byproducts to develop anti-inflammatory and antioxidant materials Extraction process optimization completed...prototypes of functional cream and ampoule to be introduced next year The Jeonnam Institute of Agricultural Technology (Director Kim Haeng-ran) has launched a full-scale research project to develop functional materials and cosmetics using the leaves and stems of sweet potatoes, a representative specialty of Jeonnam. Jeonnam, centered around Haenam, Muan, and Yeongam, has the largest sweet potato production area in the country. However, the leaves and stems (above-ground parts) of the sweet potatoes, excluding the edible parts, are mostly discarded, resulting in a large amount of byproducts being generated annually. To add high value to these discarded byproducts, the Jeonnam Institute of Agricultural Technology is conducting research to analyze the useful components of sweet potato leaves and stems and develop them into functional ...