Vegetables Tubers & Starchy 🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 13-490
✦ Carbohydrate energy ✦ Vitamin C ✦ Potassium ✦ Vitamin B6

Old (main-crop) potatoes are floury starchy tubers that supply carbohydrate energy, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, and some fibre, with most of the fibre in the skin. They are a versatile staple in British cooking.

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Preparation note

Boiling without salt and with skins on keeps the most vitamin C and potassium.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

315
kJ
Energy
1.80
g
Protein
17.5
g
Carbs
1.00
g
Fibre
0.10
g
Fat
0.80
g
Sugars
0.03
g
Saturates
0.00
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 365 mg 18%
Chloride 74.0 mg 9%
Phosphorus 31.0 mg 4%
Magnesium 18.0 mg 5%
Folate 18.0 µg 9%
Vitamin C 9.00 mg 11%
Calcium 6.00 mg 1%
Niacin (B3) 0.500 mg 3%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.430 mg 7%
Iron 0.340 mg 2%
Thiamin (B1) 0.210 mg 19%
Zinc 0.200 mg 2%
Manganese 0.120 mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.060 mg 4%
Copper 0.060 mg 6%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 0.010 mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Iodine 1.00 µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.010 g —
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.010 g —
Trans fat 0.000 g —
Fructose 0.300 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 0.300 g —
Sucrose 0.200 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Biotin (Vitamin B7) 0.300 µg 1%
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.

Primary data source for this entry: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021. All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated. % Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Nutriofia is a research and information resource — nothing on this page constitutes medical advice. Page generated from Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.