Vegetable
Skin
Potato skin is the thin outer layer—earthy, fibrous, and nutritious—left on for jacket potatoes, smashed roasts, and rustic salads. Scrub rather than peel when the skin is thin and clean. Crisp in high heat with oil and salt; remove only if thick, green, or damaged. Green skin indicates solanine risk—cut it away.
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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 32 g
- Saturated Fat 8.96 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 14.4 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 8.64 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 21.2 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 18 g
- Water 45 g
- Energy 360 kcal
- Water 45 g
- Protein 18 g
- Fat 32 g
- Saturated Fat 8.96 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 14.4 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 8.64 g
- Omega-3 0.69 g
- Vitamins 68 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.56 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.28 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 26.7 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.35 mg
- Vitamin K 21.5 µg
- Minerals 313 mg
- Major Minerals 311 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: 0.56 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.28 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 26.7 · vitamin-e: 0.35 · vitamin-k: 21.5 ·
Minerals
Skin carries subcutaneous fat and collagen; crisping concentrates calories.
History
Skin-on potatoes were the thrifty default before refined peeled service.
Jacket potatoes made crisp skin a virtue in street and home cookery.
Restaurant smashed and roasted skin-on potatoes celebrated texture and waste reduction.