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What are Nutritional Value is Inside a Potato and Its Skin?


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Believe or not, potato skins can certainly make your recipes healthier. Leaving them unpeeled keeps the nutrients of the potato intact so, just let them be.

What are Inside a Potato and Its Skin?

• caffeic acid, flavonoids and carotenoids which can be found in the potato’s phytonutrients. Phytonutrients also contains antioxidants which keeps your cells healthy. Antioxidants prevents them from getting damaged and from deteriorating in number.
• a protein known as patatin which can only be found in tubers. Patatin can keep you away from cancer, heart illnesses, high blood pressure and aging. Thus, it is truly an essential element in the human body.
• more or less 110 calories based on a 2,000 calorie regular food diet. In other words, potatoes can supply you with a sufficient amount of energy for you to get thorough your day
• zinc
• potassium which can be found in bananas as well
• copper
• vitamin B6
• vitamin C

What Can Be Found in Them?

• sodium
• cholesterol
• fat

Based on a 2,000 calorie regular food diet, here are a few of the daily value (DV) percentages that a potato (medium-sized) has:

• 2 percent DV – protein and zinc
• 6 percent DV – magnesium, folate and iron
• 9 percent DV – total carbohydrates
• 10 percent DV – vitamin B6
• 18 percent DV – potassium
• 45 percent DV – vitamin C

Unhealthy Potato Recipes

• potato skins with bacon and cheese
• baked potatoes with sour cream and butter
• French fries

Healthier Potato Cooking Methods

• boiling and baking the potato
• adding squash, onions or hummus to the potato
• You are also recommended to buy potatoes which are grown organically for you to prevent consuming harmful pesticides that are often used by some farmers to drive away pests from their crops.
Dec 8th, 2012 at 2:54 AM
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