✦ Carbohydrate energy ✦ Vitamin C ✦ Potassium ✦ Skin adds fibre

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

Baking with the skin on best preserves potassium and vitamin C; eat the skin for extra fibre.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

97.0
kcal
Energy
2.50
g
Protein
22.6
g
Carbs
1.40
g
Fibre
0.20
g
Fat
1.40
g
Sugars
0.10
g
Saturates
0.01
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 600 mg 30%
Chloride 114 mg 14%
Phosphorus 45.0 mg 6%
Magnesium 27.0 mg 7%
Folate 18.0 µg 9%
Calcium 11.0 mg 1%
Vitamin C 6.00 mg 8%
Niacin equivalents (NE) 1.30 mg 8%
Vitamin K 0.940 µg 1%
Niacin (B3) 0.900 mg 6%
Iron 0.630 mg 5%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.460 mg 8%
Zinc 0.400 mg 4%
Thiamin (B1) 0.200 mg 18%
Manganese 0.180 mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.110 mg 8%
Copper 0.090 mg 9%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 0.050 mg 0%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.020 mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin A (RE) 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Selenium 0.000 µg 0%
Iodine 1.00 µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.040 g —
Monounsaturated fat 0.040 g —
Trans fat 0.000 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 0.600 g —
Fructose 0.500 g —
Sucrose 0.300 g —
Maltose 0.000 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Biotin (Vitamin B7) 0.300 µg 1%
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food. NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label. They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.

Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead. How we source and normalise our data →

Sources: CoFID 2021
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