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Is it true most of the nutritional value of a potato is in the skin?

April 26, 2017Dining food foods fruits nutritional potato potatoes value vegetables

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Is it true most of the nutritional value of a potato is in the skin?

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Nutritionally, potatoes are best known for their carbohydrate content approximately 26 grams in a medium potato. Starch is the predominant form of carbohydrate found in potatoes. A small but significant portion of the starch in potatoes is resistant to enzymatic digestion in the stomach and small intestine and, thus, reaches the large intestine essentially intact. This resistant starch is considered to have similar physiological effects and health benefits of fiber provide bulk, offer protection against colon cancer, improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, lower plasma cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations, increase satiety, and possibly even reduce fat storage The amount of resistant starch found in potatoes is highly dependent upon preparation methods. Cooking and then cooling potatoes significantly increases resistant starch. For example, cooked potato starch contains about 7% resistant starch, which increases to about 13% upon cooling Potatoes contain a number of i

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True. Although the every part of a potato has some nutritional value, a lot of it is in the skin, which many people won’t eat. The actual tasty “meat” of the potato is mostly unhealthy starch.