how are potatoes useful?

Answer 1

Well you don't want to hear the first perverted idea that came to mind do you?

Er... they are, for me, a person of very limited income, a valued source of nutrition. Nothing beats a baked potato with fixins. The potato is healthy and fine, it is what people pile on top that is a problem. I like lowfat sour cream, a sprinkle of parmesan and salt and pepper and chives. Baked in the nuker and then the oven to finish off. Or, whipped with all sorts of veggies whipped in.

They are easy to grow if you have a spot of land. You never get them all and every year you might find potatoes growing!

Answer 2

Food value
Potato, raw, with peel
Nutritional value per 100 g
Energy 80 kcal 320 kJ
Carbohydrates 19 g
- Starch 15 g
- Dietary fiber 2.2 g
Fat 0.1 g
Protein 2 g
Water 75 g
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.08 mg 6%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.03 mg 2%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 1.1 mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.25 mg 19%
Vitamin C 20 mg 33%
Calcium 12 mg 1%
Iron 1.8 mg 14%
Magnesium 23 mg 6%
Phosphorus 57 mg 8%
Potassium 421 mg 9%
Sodium 6 mg 0%

Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.

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 (e.g., 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) (Cummings et al. 1996; Hylla et al 1998; Raban et al. 1994). 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 (Englyst et al. 1992).

Potatoes contain a number of important vitamins and minerals. A medium potato (150g/5.3 oz) with the skin provides 27 mg vitamin C (45% of the Daily Value (DV)), 620 mg of potassium (18% of DV), 0.2 mg vitamin B6 (10% of DV) and trace amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, folate, niacin, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc. Moreover, the fiber content of a potato with skin (2 grams) equals that of many whole grain breads, pastas, and cereals. In addition to vitamins, minerals and fiber, potatoes also contain an assortment of phytochemicals, such as carotenoids and polyphenols. The notion that “all of the potato’s nutrients” are found in the skin is a myth. While the skin does contain approximately half of the total dietary fiber, the majority (more than 50%) of the nutrients are found within the potato itself. The cooking method used can significantly impact the nutrient availability of the potato.

Answer 3

They are a good source of carbohydrate, but have a high GI, so if you are on a GI diet eat sweet potatos as a healthier option.

GI means Glycemic Index, a diet made originally for diabetes sufferers to help control their blood sugar levels.

Answer 4

They have so many uses.

First as food - you can prepare them in so many ways. Healthy or fattening - your call.

- If you stick a copper and then a zinc strip into them, they become a battery that can drive a small clock motor!
- You can shoot them from a PVC Pipe potato cannon!
- They can stop up the muffler pipe of your enemies car.
- If you have them for a while, they usualy start to sprout vines. So you can keep them as a houseplant, or plant it in your garden.
- They can be ground into potato flour to make bread, rolls or pasta.
- As kids we used to salt and pepper them and wrap them in foil. Then we'd tuck them into the bottom of the leaf pile to be cooked while the leaves burnt. (Remember when we used to be allowed to do that?)

Answer 5

potatoes are useful to us in many ways.
on the other side it also increases are weight.

for face purposes:---
cut a slice, dip it in few drops of honey & water for 15 min & apply the honey on u r face with the help of the slice u can also pour the juice of potatoes in the honey



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Answer 6

Raw potato juice is very good for skin.

Answer 7

It's food! DUH! and if it;s not food it's ammo for a food fight. Sometimes mashed potatoes even cry out to be sculpted. There are so many uses for them just think about it.

Answer 8

supply plenty of carbohydrates

Answer 9

in cooking,juggling etc..................