Category: Vegetables

Now we’ve established that a potato is in fact botanically vegetable, we can confirm that they also belong to the carbohydrate group, one of the three main macronutrients in our diet. Why is potatoes not a vegetable? “Potatoes are put in the starchy vegetable category, due to the amount of carbohydrates they contain,” says Dunn. […]

Peruvian Andes. The earliest recorded trace of the spud was found in the Peruvian Andes at around 6000BC. Research implies that communities of hunters initially came to the South American continent 7000 years before harvesting wild potato plants. The plants sprouted around Lake Titicaca situated high up in the mountains. Which country first grew potatoes? […]

A tuber is a plant that mainly grows underground. Potatoes and yams are tubers — and they’re delicious with a little butter and salt. The part of a potato plant that can be eaten is its thickened underground stem — and officially, that’s the part of the plant considered a tuber. Where are the tubers […]

Based on a comparison of 161 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in potato consumption with 63,875 kt followed by India and USA. On the other end of the scale was Central African Republic with 1.00 kt, Sierra Leone with 1.00 kt and East Timor with 1.00 kt. What country eats the most potatoes […]

Potatoes will need smooth soil at a depth of up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) to grow properly. Potato tubers (the part of the plant you harvest and eat!) will grow between 2 and 5 inches (5 and 12.5 centimeters) long, depending on the variety. Potato tubers (the part of the plant you eat) can […]

Potatoes are generous plants. They are easy to grow and produce abundant harvests. How long do potatoes take to grow? Most varieties will have good-sized tubers that are ready to harvest by 90 days. In the Southeast, soils get too hot in the summer to grow great potatoes. Varieties with DTM beyond 120 days is […]

Glucose, and fructose are the major monosaccharide sugars in potato tubers with a concentration of 0.15–1.5%, and either one is considered a reducing sugar. Do potato contains sugar? Both boiled and steamed potatoes are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber but very low in fat, sugar, and salt. Do potatoes have simple sugars? Potatoes contain […]

Summary: Potatoes contain a good amount of carbs and fiber, as well as vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium and manganese. Their nutrient contents can vary depending on the type of potato and cooking method. Is vitamin C in potatoes? Potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin C (45% of the DV), in fact they have […]

Health benefits of Potato Water Perhaps the best part is that potato water is packed full of added nutrients extracted from the potatoes themselves! Nutrients like vitamins B and C, potassium and fiber, and phytonutrients like carotenoids and flavonoids which are thought to promote good overall health. Can we drink boiled potato water? Potatoes are […]

Potatoes contain antinutrients that can impair nutrient digestion and absorption. Cooking your potatoes is an effective strategy to reduce antinutrient content. Why shouldn’t you eat raw potatoes? Raw potatoes contain solanine and lectins, two compounds that can cause gastric distress and potentially make you sick. Additionally, raw potatoes contain resistant starch, which is difficult to […]

How long do potatoes take to grow? Small new potatoes can be ready as early as ten weeks. However, full sized potatoes take about 80-100 days to reach maturity. How long does it take to grow a potato? 90 daysMost varieties will have good-sized tubers that are ready to harvest by 90 days. In the […]

The potato is about 80% water and 20% solids. An 8-ounce baked or boiled potato has only about 100 calories. Does potato contain water? Raw potatoes contain 79% water. As one would expect, the water content of boiled potatoes is similar to raw potatoes at 77%. Cooking in a dry environment reduces moisture content but […]

The starch content of a potato can be highly variable. In general terms fresh potatoes contain ~20% dry matter (DM) of which 60–80% is starch, with 70–80% of this starch as amylopectin [23]. Is potato a 100% starch? Potatoes are mainly composed of carbs, primarily in the form of starch. The carb content ranges from […]

The potato is about 80% water and 20% solids. An 8-ounce baked or boiled potato has only about 100 calories. The average American eats 137.9 pounds of potatoes each year. Are potatoes 99% water? The initial 100kg of potatoes is described as 99% water. That means that the 100kg of potatoes are made up of […]

Implication. The answer is the same as long as the concentration of the non-water part is doubled. For example, if the potatoes were originally 99.999% water, reducing the percentage to 99.998% still requires halving the weight. What percentage of a potatoes weight is water? 99% waterBasic Math Solution The potatoes are 99% water, so begin […]