Highly nutritious
Potatoes have a negative reputation due to their high carbohydrate content, but they also include many other key nutrients and may be a very beneficial addition to your diet. Purple potatoes have a nutritional composition similar to other Solanum tuberosum potato types, albeit their mineral content varies depending on the soil in which they were produced. It is a common myth that potatoes have all of their nutrients in their skin. In fact, their meat contains more than half of their nutrition.
A 3.5-ounce (100-gram) serving of cooked potato with the skin provides:
- Calories: 87
- Protein: 2 grams
- Carbs: 20 grams
- Fiber: 3.3 grams
- Fat: less than 1 gram
- Manganese: 6% of the Daily Value (DV)
- Copper: 21% of the DV
- Iron: 2% of the DV
- Potassium: 8% of the DV
- Vitamin B6: 18% of the DV
- Vitamin C:14% of the DV
Surprisingly, potatoes have more potassium than bananas. A serving of potatoes also contains 3 grams of fiber from both the flesh and the peel, and they are naturally low in salt.
