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Potatoes

General Information

Potatoes are an important food source.  They are the most widely cultivated vegetable in the world. An average-sized potato weighing between 6 and 8 ounces contains fewer than 100 calories.  Potatoes consist of about 80 percent water, 20 percent solid matter and have a high nutritional value.  Starch makes up about 85 percent of this solid mass and the rest is protein. Potatoes provide vitamins including niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, and vitamin C.  They also contain minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.

Selection and Storage

Potatoes, regardless of their variety, should be well shaped, firm with relatively smooth skin and only a few shallow eyes. Pick those with good color without cuts, dark or soft spots, wrinkles or wilted skin or any that have started to sprout.  Store in burlap, brown paper, or perforated plastic bags away from light, in the coolest, non-refrigerated and well-ventilated part of the house.

Preparation and Cooking

Remove any deep eyes, sprouts or green spots and scrub under cold water before cooking.  Potatoes can be baked, boiled, steamed, fried, microwaved or grilled.

Popular Varieties

The creamer potato has a tender, yellowish skin and is about the size of a large egg.  The shape varies from oval to round.  They have a starchy, white flesh.

The Russet potato was given its name due to the texture of its skin, sandpaper-textured and ruddy-colored.

Yukon Gold potatoes are an early bearing variety that produce somewhat flattened globular shaped tubers. Their rough yellow-brown skin with shallow eyes surround a distinctive yellow moist waxy flesh.

Creamer	Russet	Yukon Gold	Red
Starchy, White Flesh.	Moist and Starchy.	Buttery and Creamy.	Slightly Sweet.