Potatoes, red, flesh and skin, raw

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 60 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 1.9 g · 8 kcal/100g
Fat 0.1 g · 1 kcal/100g
Carbs 15.9 g · 64 kcal/100g
Fiber 1.7 g
Water 81 g
Total energy 70 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (88%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 61 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.1g
Saturated
0.0g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.04g

Saturated fat is 0.5% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 81 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 81%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Leucine (81% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 29 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 8.6 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.0 mg
Vitamin K 3 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.08 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.03 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.1 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
Folate (B9) 18 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 10 mg
Iron 0.7 mg
Magnesium 22 mg
Phosphorus 61 mg
Potassium 455 mg
Sodium 18 mg
Zinc 0.3 mg
Copper 0.13 mg
Manganese 0.14 mg
Selenium 0.5 µg

Notable source of Potassium (23% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.