Ingredients Series : Know More About Potatoes

Knowing Types of Potatoes

Potatoes on the market are of many kinds. the following types of potatoes you might need to know.

Regular potatoes: Potatoes are sticky and tend to stick. round and more uniform. Suitable for mixed soup, gado-gado and dumplings that are not easily destroyed.

Potato butter: There are two types of butter potato Tess and granola. Both are large potato with irregular shape. The difference are, potato-Tess have lighter skin color and with thin fibers that feels a bit rough when touched. While, potato granola has smoother skin. Potato butter has soft texture and pulen. They also has Low water content, so it is very suitable processed into French fries and potato chips as they easily become dry and crispy. Also can be used for baked potato (baked potato) mashed potatoes and potato pie.

Regular Potatoes

Small Potatoes: Also called potato rendang because it is often cultivated as a  rendang food supplement. Small shape and size is also small.

Red potatoes: Potatoes with red leather. The price is more expensive, but its value of Glycemic Index (GI) is lower than other potatoes. In addition, the red potato skins have more value because it contains carotenoids, which are anticancer.

Red Potatoes