Natives Potatoes


Potatoes Variety

Russet potatoe

Russet | Brown potato

Large, with rough brown skin starchy white flesh. Ideal for baking, frying, and mashed potatoes. Russet potatoes are simple carbohydrates that are low in fat and high in fiber.

Yukon Gold potatoe

Yukon Gold (White)

Medium-sized, with thin yellow skin and creamy flesh. Great for roasting, boiling, and mashing. Yukon Gold potatoes are a good source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese. Yukon Gold are complex carbohydrates.

Red potatoes

Red

Small to medium-sized, with thin smooth red skin and waxy texture. Excellent for salads, roasting, and boiling. Red potatoes are a good source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese. Red potatoes are complex carbohydrates.

Fingerling Potatoes

Fingerling

Small, finger-shaped potatoes with thin skin and firm flesh. Excellent for roasting or sauteing, salads and boiling. Fingerling potatoes are a good source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C.

Purple Potatoes

Purple

Purple or blue potatoes are small to medium-sized, with smooth purple skin with vibrant flesh. High in antioxidants, and great for boiling, baking, or making colorful chips.

New potatoes

New

Immature potatoes harvested early in the season, with thin skin and waxy texture. Ideal for steaming or boiling. New potatoes are a good source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese.

Sweet potatoes

Sweet Potato | Yam

Technically not a true potato, but often grouped. Orange or white flesh with sweet, starchy flavor. Used for baking, mashing and fries. Sweet potatoes are a good source of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, and manganese. Complex carbohydrates.

Adirondak Blue potatoes

Adirondak Blue

Deep blue skin and vibrant blue-purple flesh. Rich in antioxidants, and great for boiling, roasting, or making colorful potato salads or chips. Complex carbohydrates.


The Power of the Potato

Nutrition Highlights

Potatoes contain nearly every important vitamin and nutrient, except vitamins A and D, making their life-supporting properties unrivalled by any other single crop. Keep their skin and add some dairy, which provides the two missing vitamins, and you have a healthy human diet staple.

You even have 2g of protein for every 100g of potato; eat 5.5 kilos per adult per day, if one’s to believe some estimates of consumption in mid-1600s Ireland, and you have a good supply.

For landless tenants in 17th- and 18th-Century Ireland, a single acre of land cultivated with potatoes and one milk cow was nutritionally sufficient for feeding a large family of six to eight. No cereal could claim that feat. Thus, began the centuries-long captivation among Irish and British peasants with the potato, grounded in rented earth and scarcity.




Nutritional Information

An excellent source of vitamin C
Potatoes have 27 mg of vitamin C per serving, which is which is important for the immune system. A medium 5.3 oz skin on potato has 27 mg of vitamin C per serving, which is 30% of the daily value. Potatoes are considered to be an excellent source of this antioxidant. Vitamin C aids in collagen production—a major component of muscle tissue—and supports iron absorption.
A good source of potassium (more than a banana!)
A medium 5.3 oz skin on potato has 620 mg of potassium per serving, which is 15% of the daily value and more than a medium-sized banana (422 mg per serving). Potassium is an electrolyte essential for muscle functioning. Potassium is lost in sweat, so it needs to be replenished for optimal performance.
A good source of vitamin B6
A medium 5.3 oz skin on potato has 0.2 mg of vitamin B6 per serving, which is 10% of the daily value and considered to be a good source. Vitamin B6 plays important roles in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
Potatoes are nutrient-dense complex carbohydrates
Potatoes have 26 grams of a complex carbohydrate per serving, which is 9% of the daily value. Carbohydrate is the primary fuel for your brain andare a key source of energy for muscles to help you fuel and is important for optimal physical and mental performance.
Fiber
Potatoes have 2 grams of fiber per serving, which is 8% of the daily value. Fiber is important for digestive health and helps keep you full longer. Potatoes are a good source of fiber, especially when eaten with the skin. Dietary fiber has been shown to have numerous health benefits, including improving blood lipid levels, regulating blood glucose and increasing satiety.
Iron
Potatoes have 1.8 mg of iron per serving, which is 10% of the daily value and more than half the amount in a 3-ounce beef patty (2.06 mg per serving). Iron is a mineral involved in making proteins that carry oxygen in the blood to all parts of the body, including to the muscles, and is essential for energy metabolism. Potatoes are a good source of iron, especially when eaten with the skin.
Protein
Potatoes have 2 grams of protein per serving, which is 4% of the daily value. Protein is important for muscle growth and repair, it is a key component of enzymes and hormones, and an important nutrient for athletic performance. Potatoes are a good source of protein, especially when eaten with the skin.
Potatoes are fat, sodium and cholesterol free
Potatoes are only 110 calories per serving