Who hid the info on 'TATERS?

I just spent a solid hour trying to find the nutrition info on raw, peeled potatoes.  If you have that info, please, please share it with me, and tell me where you got it.

try usda.org tried to copy and paste exact page but it wouldnt work!

I don't have the info, but I know 5.5 ounces is 100 calories. Hope that helps!

Original Post by j_ray:

try usda.org tried to copy and paste exact page but it wouldnt work!

tried it, no help.

here's what I got:

http://usda.org/ brought up a page for a square dance organization.a search for usda got me to the page below,, with a lot of listings for potatoes, none of which was for raw, peeled, potatoes.http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin /nut_search_new.pl

Original Post by meleba:

I don't have the info, but I know 5.5 ounces is 100 calories. Hope that helps!

how do you know that?  did you read it somewhere or did someone tell you?

One RAW POTATO WITHOUT SKIN, weighing 112 grams contains: 88  calories, 88.4 g water, 2.3 g protein, 20.1 g carbohydrates, 1.8 g dietary fiber, 0.1 g fat, 0 saturated fat, 0 monounsaturated fat, 0 polyunsaturated fat, 0 cholesterol, 22 mg Vitamin C. One 202-gram potato,

 

from:  http://www.fareshare.net/foodtips.html ; (scroll down)

this was the only info on raw potatoes that i found in two pages of googling!  jeez... and nothing in CC database on raw with no skin, there is however boiled with no skin with/out salt. 

uspotato.com says that one medium tater has 110 cals... but I have no idea if that is with or without skin.

according to the label on my potatoes, its about 68 cals per 100g

Original Post by drea99:

One RAW POTATO WITHOUT SKIN, weighing 112 grams contains: 88  calories, 88.4 g water, 2.3 g protein, 20.1 g carbohydrates, 1.8 g dietary fiber, 0.1 g fat, 0 saturated fat, 0 monounsaturated fat, 0 polyunsaturated fat, 0 cholesterol, 22 mg Vitamin C. One 202-gram potato,

 

from:  http://www.fareshare.net/foodtips.html ; (scroll down)

this was the only info on raw potatoes that i found in two pages of googling!  jeez... and nothing in CC database on raw with no skin, there is however boiled with no skin with/out salt. 

 If this website is correct, cooking a potato removes quite a lot of calories. I divided the gm. weight given by the number of calories, and here's what I got.

112 gm, raw = 1.27 cal per gm.             156 gm. baked = 1.07 cal per gm.135 gm. boiled = .93 cal. per gm.How can that be?    If it's true, will cooking  them longer remove more calories?

These numbers are from the nutritional's listed on the bags of potatoes I have.

Potato - russet 400g raw - 317 cal

Potatoes - Tri color babies raw (150g) - 98 cal

Potatoes - yellow raw (110g) - 80 cal

I had no problem finding raw potatoes, but none without skin, or flesh only.  I searched for potatoes, raw and got this list.

Potatoes, Raw

Hope this helps you in the future!

The info you guys are finding on your potato bags are all pretty close in nutritional values, but aren't quite what I need.  clairelaine, I had actually done the search and turned up the same pages you did, but I took another look and decided my best bet is to use 2 of them, since I found no other possible comparisions. Calories in Potatoes, Baked, Skin ,Calories in Potatoes, Baked, Flesh

Here is the comparison:Baked, Skin        ;       &n bsp;        ;       &n bsp;        ;       Baked, FleshServing Size 1 skin (58.0 g)       & nbsp;      &nbs p;    Serving Size  1/2 cup (61.0 g)Calories   115               &nb sp;               &nb sp;              Calories 57 total fat  0.1 g ---------------------------------0.1saturated fat 0.0 g  --------------------------0.0  &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;    polyunsaturated fat 0.0g -------------------0.0cholesterol 0 mg -----------------------------0sodium 12 mg --------------------------------3total carbohydrates 26.7-------------------13.1dietary fiber 4.6 g ----------------------------0.9sugars 0.8 g  ----------------------------------1.0protein 2.5 g -----------------------------------1.2vit. A 0 %  --------------------------------------0%vit. C13 % -------------------------------------1 3%calcium 2 % -----------------------------------0%iron 23 % -------------------------------------- 1 % My conclusion: drastic reduction of 50% or more in calories, sodium, fiber, calcium & iron, just by removing the skin from a potato.  The calorie reduction was a great surprise to me.

 

Original Post by qaowk:

The info you guys are finding on your potato bags are all pretty close in nutritional values, but aren't quite what I need. clairelaine, I had actually done the search and turned up the same pages you did, but I took another look and decided my best bet is to use 2 of them, since I found no other possible comparisions. Calories in Potatoes, Baked, Skin ,Calories in Potatoes, Baked, Flesh

Here is the comparison:Baked, Skin Baked, FleshServing Size 1 skin (58.0 g) Serving Size 1/2 cup (61.0 g)Calories 115 Calories 57 total fat 0.1 g ---------------------------------0.1saturated fat 0.0 g --------------------------0.0 polyunsaturated fat 0.0g -------------------0.0cholesterol 0 mg -----------------------------0sodium 12 mg --------------------------------3total carbohydrates 26.7-------------------13.1dietary fiber 4.6 g ----------------------------0.9sugars 0.8 g ----------------------------------1.0protein 2.5 g -----------------------------------1.2vit. A 0 % --------------------------------------0%vit. C13 % -------------------------------------13%calci um 2 % -----------------------------------0%iron 23 % -------------------------------------- 1 % My conclusion: drastic reduction of 50% or more in calories, sodium, fiber, calcium & iron, just by removing the skin from a potato. The calorie reduction was a great surprise to me.

 

 Um, why do you need it to be exact? I'm sure if you are off by a few calories or what not it wont hurt you. If you are off by +/-100 calories everyday from your goal, it still wont hurt you drastically.

xgregorio,That's  true, but I'm sure you know that potatoes are a member of the nightshade family.  They are toxic for some people.  They aren't toxic to me, but the peeling does make me sick.  It gives me headaches and triggers gout.  Peeling them allows me to eat them without the side effects.   Every person I know eats potatoes, some people daily, and the majority of time they are peeled. I don't understand why it is so hard to find the nutrition for them.  Such a common food should not be surrounded in mystery.

For example, eggs are separated yolk from whites, and it's easy to find the values of each.

Yesterday I ate eggplant, potatoes, & tomatoes.  All of them are from the nightshade family.  I could have counted twice as many calories as I should, and that is a big deal.

Do you  guys think I'm just being too picky?