MEDICINAL VALUE
Apart from carbohydrates, potato tubers are a rich source of vitamins, minerals and proteins. Potato is good for patients suffering from high blood pressure owing to presence of potassium and small amount of sodium. It contains vitamin C in substantial amount to meet the requirement of human being.
Nutritive Value:
The constituents of potato per 100 g
|
Sr.No.
|
Constituents
|
Weight (grams)
|
|
1
|
Water
|
74.70
|
|
2
|
Carbohydrates (Starch and Sugar)
|
22.60
|
|
3
|
Proteins
|
1.60
|
|
4
|
Fibre
|
0.40
|
|
5
|
Fat
|
0.10
|
|
6
|
Minerals
|
0.60
|
Source: Potato in India, Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla
The Minerals and Vitamins as available in Potato are given below:
|
Sr.No.
|
Minerals / Vitamins
|
Content (mg/100 gm of fresh
weight)
|
|
1
|
Calcium
|
7.7
|
|
2
|
Copper
|
0.15
|
|
3
|
Iron
|
0.75
|
|
4
|
Magnesium
|
24.2
|
|
5
|
Phosphorus
|
40.3
|
|
6
|
Potassium
|
568
|
|
7
|
Sodium
|
6.5
|
|
8
|
Vitamin C
|
14.0-25.0
|
|
9
|
Thiamin
|
0.18
|
|
10
|
Riboflavin
|
0.01-0.07
|
|
11
|
Niacin
|
0.4-3.1
|
|
12
|
Total Folate
|
5.0-35.0
|
|
13
|
Pyridoxine
|
0.13-0.25
|
Source: Potato in India, Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla
Different agro-ecological zones of potato cultivation in India and the suitability of India potato varieties.
|
Sr.No
|
Agro-ecological Zone
|
Duration*
|
Recommended Variety
|
|
1
|
North-Western Plains
|
Early
|
‘Kufri Chandramukhi’, ‘Kufri Jawahar’, ‘ Kufri Kuber’
|
|
Medium
|
‘Kufri Alankar’, ‘Kufri Badshah’, ‘ Kufri Dewa’, ‘Kufri Pukharj’, ‘ Kufri Sheetman’, ’Kufri Sutlej’
|
|
2
|
North Eastern Plains
|
Early
|
‘ Kufri Ashoka’, ’Kufri Kuber’
|
|
Medium
|
‘ Kufri Chipsona 1’, ’Kufri Chipsona 2’, ’Kufri Lalima’, ’Kufri Pukhar’, ‘Kufri Red’, ’Kufri Sutlej’
|
|
3
|
West Central Plains
|
Late
|
‘Kufri Safed’, ‘Kufri Sindhuri’
|
|
Early
|
‘Kufri Chandramukhi’, ‘ Kufri Jawahar’,’Kufri Kuber’
|
|
Medium
|
‘Kufri Chamatkar’, ‘ Kufri Kisan’, ‘ Kufri Sindhuri’
|
|
4
|
Plateau Region
|
Early
|
‘Kufri Chamatkar’, ‘ Kufri Jawahar’, ‘ Kufri Jyotir’, ’Kufri Kuber’, ’Kufri Lauvkar’
|
|
Medium
|
‘Kufri Pukhraj’
|
|
5
|
North Western Hills
|
Medium
|
‘Kufri Giriraj’, Kufri Jyoti’, ‘Kufri Kundan’
|
|
Late
|
‘Kufri Jeevan’, ‘Kufri Kumar’
|
|
6
|
North Eastern Hills
|
Medium
|
Kufri Giriraj’, Kufri Jyoti’, ‘Kufri Megha’
|
|
Late
|
Kufri Khasigaro’, Kufri Naveen’,
|
|
7
|
North Bengal and Sikkim hills.
Southern hills
|
Medium
|
‘Kufri Jyoti’, ’Kufri Kanchan’, ‘ Kufri Sherpa’
|
|
Medium
|
‘Kufri Giriraj’, ’Kufri jyoti’,’Kufri Muthu’, Kufri Swarna’
|
|
Late
|
‘Kufri Neela’, ‘Kufri Neelamani’
|
* Early, 78-80 days: Medium, 90-100 days; and late, 100-110 days