Potato Nutrition
Pick up a potato and you're holding an amazingly nutrient dense food! Calories in potatoes are low, they're naturally fat-free, bursting with vitamins and minerals, contain absolutely no cholesterol and when served with their skins are a great source of fibre.
Independent nutritionists and dietary researchers recommend potatoes as the perfect base for a balanced diet. Because potatoes are packed full of nutrients for your brain and body, they can make you look, feel and even think great!
The values in the chart represent an average 175g serving of boiled new potatoes in their skins.
Potato Nutrition Facts click below to find out what vitamins and nutrition you get from a potato:
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin B6
- Folate (Folic Acid)
- No cholesterol
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Fibre
- Carbohydrate
- Copper + Zinc
- Low in fat
- Low in calories
Vitamin B6 makes your blood healthy - and even a medium serving (175g/6oz) of new potatoes gives you up to 30% of your RDA.
One of the team of B vitamins that produce enzymes and red blood cells. Frequent vitamin B6 intake is really important because it's regularly excreted. Vitamin B6 is also needed for the metabolism of fats, proteins and carbohydrates. It aids the functioning of the immune and nervous systems. There's some evidence that asthma, diabetes and PMS (premenstrual syndrome) sufferers may benefit from this vitamin. It may also lower cholesterol and help prevent heart disease.
To get the most vitamin B6 avoid boiling the potatoes as a lot of it will flow out into the water.
Potato Council
Potato Council is a division of the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHBD)
Head Office address: Potato Council, AHDB, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2TL