date:Apr 24, 2013
iance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) researchers, found potassium-rich white potatoes, with or without the skin, are naturally free of fat, saturated fat and cholesterol and have little sodium. A small, 138 gram, skin-on plain baked potato provides 738 mg potassium and only 128 calories, compared to a large banana, 136 grams, providing about the same amount of calories and only 478 mg of potassium. Additionally, even without the skin the potato still provides a significant amount of po