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About the Nutrition & Health Program
The Nutrition and health program promotes the fact that potatoes are a nutrient-dense vegetable that have the energy, potassium, and vitamin C needed to fuel your day. Potatoes USA works with nutrition and healthcare professionals to deepen their understanding of potato nutrition and equip them to confidently recommend potatoes.
The resources below support these efforts and may be useful in helping share the positive potato nutrition message.
Resources
Reference Guides
The Power of Potatoes: A Comprehensive Retail RD Guide
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Fresh Potato Nutrition Label – English
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Fresh Potato Nutrition Label – Spanish
Ads & Collateral
Potato Chip Fact Card
Infographics
Sweet Potato vs White Potato Infographic
Infographics
Potatoes Fuel Performance – Nutrition Infographic
Potato Nutrition Fact Check Sheets
Handouts
Fact Check: Are Potatoes a Vegetable?
Are potatoes considered a vegetable?
Yes! Potatoes are a vegetable. Download the fact sheet to learn more and share.
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Fact Check: Dehydrated Potatoes
Are instant potatoes made from real potatoes?
Yes. Instant potatoes (or dehydrated potatoes) are made from real potatoes with the water removed. They deliver all the flavor, versatility, and nutrition of a real, fresh potato because that’s what they are—minus the water. Download the fact sheet to learn more and share.
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Fact Check: Potato Greening
Will consuming potatoes with green patches make you sick?
No. Green spots or patches on potatoes (known as “greening”) are just chlorophyll, a harmless compound found in all green plants. Download the fact sheet to learn more and share.
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Fact Check: Potato Nutrition in Skin vs Flesh
Are all the nutrients in the potato’s skin?
No. The only nutrient that’s significantly reduced by removing the potato’s skin is fiber, and even then, more than half of the fiber is in the flesh. Most other nutrients are found in more significant quantities in the flesh of a potato, not the skin. Download the fact sheet to learn more and share.
APRE Research
Established in 2011, the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) advances the scientific understanding of the role potatoes play in promoting health—particularly in the areas of cardiometabolic health, healthy dietary patterns, and healthy lifestyles, with an emphasis on athletic performance and life stages.
More Nutrition Information
Find more information on the nutrition and health program and explore some of the resources designed for health and nutrition professionals by visiting the nutrition program section on PotatoGoodness.com.