VCSC Insights https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/ Buyer guides, notes on pet food and feed, and market and season updates from VCSC. en Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cassava, sweet potato, potato, rice: what head-to-head studies show about carbohydrate sources for pet food https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/carbohydrate-sources-cassava-sweet-potato-potato-rice/ https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/carbohydrate-sources-cassava-sweet-potato-potato-rice/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pet food & feed Dog and cat trials compared cassava, sweet potato, potato starch and rice as carbohydrate sources: digestibility, glucose, extrusion, and why none ranks first. Sweet potato flour in extruded kibble: what the research says about expansion, texture and palatability https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/sweet-potato-flour-kibble-extrusion/ https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/sweet-potato-flour-kibble-extrusion/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pet food & feed How sweet potato flour behaved in the extruder against corn, rice, potato starch and pulses: gelatinisation, expansion, density, hardness and dog preference. Vietnam's cassava and sweet potato seasons: a buyer's calendar https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/vietnam-cassava-sweet-potato-seasons/ https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/vietnam-cassava-sweet-potato-seasons/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Market & season When cassava and sweet potato are planted and harvested in Vietnam's main growing regions, from extension guidance and published data, and how to use it. Cassava pellets explained: hard pellets vs residue pellets, grades, feed uses and what buyers check https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/cassava-pellets-explained/ https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/cassava-pellets-explained/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buyer guides Root-based cassava hard pellets vs cassava residue pellets: what "hard" means, how each is made and graded, where they fit in feed, and what buyers check. Importing feed ingredients from Vietnam: the documents a buyer should expect https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/importing-feed-ingredients-vietnam-documents/ https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/importing-feed-ingredients-vietnam-documents/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buyer guides Which documents travel with every container of feed ingredients from Vietnam, which depend on product, market and contract, and what to check on each. Sweet potato in pet food: what the research says about sweet potato starch https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/sweet-potato-pet-food-research/ https://vietnamsweetpotato.com/insights/sweet-potato-pet-food-research/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pet food & feed What controlled studies in dogs and cats show about sweet potato as a carbohydrate source against corn, rice, wheat, potato and pulses, and the trade-offs.