This nutritional facts of potato will surprise you.
Potatoes are a very common, versatile and staple root vegetable. It is used to eat in almost every house. This is a very affordable vegetable and fortunately loaded with many nutrients. Let's know about the health benefits of this versatile and popular vegetable - 1. Loaded with many nutritional elements Potatoes contains many nutrients like Vitamins, minerals etc. An average size potato (almost 173 grams) contains these nutrients - Carbohydrates - 36.6 grams Calories - 161 Protein - 4.3 grams Fat - 0.2 grams Fibre - 3.8 grams Vitamin C - 28% RDI Vitamin B6 - 27% RDI Potassium - 26% RDI Manganese - 19% RDI Magnesium - 12% RDI Niacin - 12% RDI Phosphorus - 12% RDI Folate - 12% RDI The above nutritional information given may be differ by variety of potatoes. Potatoes contains many vitamins in its skin. So if it gets consumed with skin we will get more nutrients. These nutrients has many health benefits. 2. Good for digestive health Potatoes conta...