Potatoes

About this record

Potatoes is listed here under Vegetables, with the preparation “Boiled”, from the source record “Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt”. 31 of 34 nutrients have a value per 100 g (missing here: Vitamin A (RAE / retinol equivalent); missing is never shown as zero). Values are copied unchanged from the source.

Where it ranks

• Sodium: 112th of 740 foods with a value (240 mg per 100 g)
• Vitamin B6: 172nd of 728 foods with a value (0.299 mg per 100 g)
• Potassium: 203rd of 779 foods with a value (379 mg per 100 g)
• Copper: 229th of 744 foods with a value (0.188 mg per 100 g)
• Thiamin (B1): 251st of 743 foods with a value (0.106 mg per 100 g)

Positions are among non-dried foods in our data that have a value for that nutrient.

Other preparation in the data: Baked

Source record: Potatoes, Russet, flesh and skin, baked. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Canned

Source record: Potatoes, canned, solids and liquids. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Dried

Source record: Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, granules without milk, dry form. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Fried

Source record: Potatoes, french fried, all types, salt added in processing, frozen, home-prepared, oven heated. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Frozen

Source record: Potatoes, hash brown, frozen, plain, unprepared. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Microwaved

Source record: Potatoes, microwaved, cooked in skin, flesh and skin, without salt. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Raw

Source record: Potatoes, russet, without skin, raw. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Roasted

Source record: Potatoes, yellow fleshed, roasted, salt added in processing, frozen, unprepared. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Preparation not stated

Source record: Potatoes, mashed, home-prepared, whole milk and butter added. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Sources and limitations

• Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy: “Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, with salt” (release 2018-04 (CSV)); UK CoFID (Public Health England): “Potatoes, old, boiled in salted water, flesh only” (release 2021 integrated dataset (xlsx)); Canadian Nutrient File (Health Canada): “Potato, boiled with skin, flesh” (release 2026 (14th edition, May 2026)).
• Amounts are per 100 g of the food as described by the record, in the units shown. The category and display name are assigned automatically and are being reviewed (About our data).
• Values are typical for the record and vary with variety, season and processing.
• Not medical advice; no recommended intakes are shown.

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