POTATO (COOKED WITHOUT SKIN)

•  Potato is a starchy, tuberous crop.
• It's the world's 4th largest crop.
• They were domesticated 7000 - 10,000 years ago.
• There are over a 1000 verities in potatoes.
• China is the largest potato producing  country in the world.
• The English word "Potato" comes from Spanish "Patata".
• 100g of Potato contains 7.8g of Sugar, 10mcgs of Beta-carotene and 80mcgs of Lutein+zeazanthin.  

 Cooked Potato V/s Daily Nutrients

• 1kg of Potato = 860kcal.
• 1kg of Potato = 17.1g of Protein.
• 65kg of Potato = 65g of Total Fat. 
• 1.5kg of Potato = 300g of Total Carbohydrate.
• 1.4kg of Potato = 25g of Dietary Fiber. 
• 76.9kg of Potato = 20g of Saturated Fat.
• 400kg of Potato = 12000IU of Vitamin A.
• 220kg of Potato = 22mg of Vitamin E.
• 3.8kg of Potato = 80mcgs of Vitamin K.
• 1.3kg of Potato = 95mg of Vitamin C.
• 1.5kg of Potato = 1.5mg of Vitamin B1.    
• 8.9kg of Potato = 1.7mg of Vitamin B2.
• 1.5kg of Potato = 20mg  of Vitamin B3.
• 2kg of Potato = 10mg of Vitamin B5.
• 743g of Potato = 2mg of Vitamin B6.
• 6.7kg of Potato = 600mcgs of Vitamin B9.
• 12.5kg of Potato = 1000mg of Calcium.
• 2.1kg of Potato = 420mg of Magnesium.
• 25kg of Potato = 1000mg of Phosphorus.  
• 1.1kg of Potato = 3500mg of Potassium.
• 48kg of Potato = 2400mg of Sodium.
• 1.8kg of Potato = 3mg of Copper.
• 5.8kg of Potato = 18mg of Iron.
• 3.6kg of Potato = 5mg of Manganese.
• 23.3kg of Potato = 70mcgs of Selenium.
• 5.6kg of Potato = 15mg of Zinc

Health Benefits of Potato (Cooked)

They are good sources of Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Copper, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Potassium, Total Carbohydrate and Dietary Fiber.

They also contain verity of  phytochemicals that have antioxidant activity.

It contains Patatin, a unique tubular Protein which exhibit activity against free radicals.