Why are potatoes so good?

 Potatoes were a life-saving food source in early times because the vitamin C prevented scurvy. Another major nutrient in potatoes is potassium, an electrolyte which aids in the workings of our heart, muscles, and nervous system. Potato skin contains fiber, which is important for digestive health, Why is potato so tasty?

When the potato particles hit your tastebuds, they give them a giant bear hug and cover them with the warmth of their goodness. Your tastebuds cannot fight back so they just accept their fate and let themselves be completely immersed by their love. 

Their flavour and texture can bring back memories of happy times from your childhood or family, creating a sense of well-being and nostalgia. Secondly, as potatoes have a high carbohydrate content, they can help increase serotonin levels in the brain, a neurotransmitter linked to well-being and happiness.

Technically, the traditional white potato contains all the essential amino acids you need to build proteins, repair cells, and fight diseases. And eating just five of them a day would get you there. However, if you sustained on white potatoes alone, you would eventually run into vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

The only food which comes close to being something you could survive on long term as a sole ingredient is the potato. The fact that the potato has Vitamin C means that scurvy is not a risk like it would be with almost any other food source lacking in this nutrient.

Since 2016, China has been occupying the top position in global potato production. in 2021 produced 94 million tons. Potatoes in China are mainly distributed in regions such as Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Ningxia, and Liaoning

First cultivated by the Inca rfood?Indians in Peru around 8,000 BC to 5,000 B.C the potato is the original Superfood. For decades this nutritional powerhouse (100 calories, little fat, and an excellent source of potassium and vitamin C) was one of the most reliable sources of caloric energy.

• Potatoes have a Spanish origin and were originally called “Patata”. ...
• China is the worlds largest potato producer.
• Potatoes are 99.9% fat free.
• Potatoes are a great drink aka Vodka.
• At one time in back in the 1890s potatoes were so valuable that they were traded for gold directly. The potato is about 80% water and 20% solids. An 8 ounce baked or boiled potato has only about 100 calories. The average American eats about 124 pounds of potatoes per year while Germans eat about twice as much. 
• Botanically the potato plant is a dicotyledon in the family Solanaceae which includes the fruits tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers and aubergines which are all used as vegetables. The potato plant occasionally produces berries, the seeds of which (true seeds) are used in breeding. We get to the roots of the potato, where it came from, and how it made its way onto our plates, and into our hearts. Americans can't seem to get enough potatoes. The average American eats 120 pounds of potatoes each year. That's double the amount of the next largest consumed vegetable, lettuce.
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•  So why are potatoes so good?
• that is why!

We abandon 4.4 million potatoes every day so make sure to eat eat et those yummy tatoes.

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