Vegetable
Flesh
Potato flesh is the starch-rich interior—white, cream, or yellow depending on variety—that defines mash, puree, fries, and gratins. Dry matter and sugar levels drive crispness and browning. Cook by the variety’s nature: floury types fluff for mash; waxy types hold cubes in salad. Avoid overworking mash or the flesh turns gluey.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.25 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 19.8 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 13.3 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.38 g
- Total Sugars 3.06 g
- Complex / starch 5.7 g
- Protein 1.76 g
- Water 82.2 g
- Energy 62.7 kcal
- Water 82.2 g
- Carbohydrates 13.3 g
- Protein 1.76 g
- Fat 0.25 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Omega-3 0.05 g
- Vitamins 67.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.55 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.27 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 26.5 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.35 mg
- Vitamin K 21.4 µg
- Minerals 307 mg
- Major Minerals 306 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.07 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.55 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.27 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 26.5 · vitamin-e: 0.35 · vitamin-k: 21.4 ·
Minerals
Flesh of Potato: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Potato flesh replaced older starches in many European peasant and later urban diets.
Cookbooks distinguished mealy and waxy flesh for different potato dishes.
Processing grades of potato flesh underpinned fries, crisps, and instant mash industries.