Potatoes could boost water supplies

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Water extracted from potatoes could replace supplies from the tap and even provide drinking water in areas suffering from drought.

New technology for extracting water from potatoes is being trialled by food giants PepsiCo, which owns the crisp manufacturer Walkers.

They are perfecting a process to capture water released from the potatoes as they are cooked into crisps before using it in the manufacturing process.

Engineers behind the project say they hope to be able to run entire factories using extracted potato water, meaning they can be unplugged entirely from the mains supply.

The water will initially be used in the manufacturing process to clean, peel and slice potatoes when they are brought in, but PepsiCo says it hopes to also provide tap and drinking water using the system in its factories.

The company even hopes that if it can produce enough excess water from potatoes it may be able to add to water supplies for local communities near their factories. .....

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