Q: Is a potato a starchy? ¶
A: Yes, and tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum.
Q: Is a potato 79% water, 17% carbohydrates , 2% protein, contains negligible fat? ¶
A: Yes, In a 100 gram amount, raw potato provides 77 calories and is a rich source of vitamin B6 and vitamin C , with no other nutrients in significant amount. When a potato is baked, contents of vitamin B6 and vitamin C decline with little significant change in other nutrients.
Q: Is a potato Mexico? ¶
A: Yes, where important wild species that have been used extensively in modern breeding are found, such as the hexaploid Solanum demissum, as a source of resistance to the devastating late blight disease.
Q: Are potatoes sensitive to heavy frosts? ¶
A: Yes, and which damage them in the ground.
Q: Are potatoes occasionally referred to as "Irish potatoes" or "white potatoes" in the United States? ¶
A: Yes, and to distinguish them from sweet potatoes.
Q: Are potatoes mostly cross-pollinated by insects such as bumblebees? ¶
A: Yes, and which carry pollen from other potato plants, though a substantial amount of self-fertilizing occurs as well.
Q: Is a potato mashed? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes unloaded from the field vehicles and put into storage? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a potato used in causa Limeña and papa rellena? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes no longer suitable as animal food? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes also a major ingredient as fast food items? ¶
A: Yes, such as aloo chaat, where they are deep fried and served with chutney.
Q: Is a potato variable and changing rapidly? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes prepared in many ways: skin-on or peeled? ¶
A: Yes, and whole or cut up, with seasonings or without.
Q: Are potatoes commonly served with a Sunday roast? ¶
A: Yes, and mashed potatoes form a major component of several other traditional dishes such as shepherd's pie, bubble and squeak, and bangers and mash.
Q: Are potatoes considered a cool-season crop? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a potato originally believed to have been domesticated independently in multiple locations? ¶
A: Yes, but later genetic testing of the wide variety of cultivars and wild species proved a single origin for potatoes in the area of present-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia , where they were domesticated approximately 7,000–10,000 years ago.
Q: Are potatoes often cooked with mint and served with a little melted butter? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a potato variable and rapidly changing? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes continuously delivered to a wagon or truck? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a potato adapted to the short-day conditions prevalent in the mountainous equatorial and tropical regions where it originated? ¶
A: Yes, the Chilean potato, however, native to the Chiloé Archipelago, is adapted to the long-day conditions prevalent in the higher latitude region of southern Chile.
Q: Are potatoes not native to India? ¶
A: Yes, and it has become a vital part of food all over the country especially North Indian food preparations.
Q: Is a potato very popular traditional staple? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a potato slow to be adopted by distrustful European farmers? ¶
A: Yes, but soon enough it became an important food staple and field crop that played a major role in the European 19th century population boom.
Q: Were potatoes introduced to Europe in the second half of the 16th century by the Spanish? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes bite-size new potatoes boiled in water saturated with salt then served with melted butter? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes grown are selected with care? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes a typical ingredient in Peruvian stir-fries? ¶
A: Yes, and including the classic dish lomo saltado.
Q: Are potatoes 382 million tonnes, an increase of 4% over 2013 amounts and led by China with 25% of the world total? ¶
A: Yes, Other major producers were India, Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
Q: Was a potato 17? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes fried to create frieten? ¶
A: Yes, and the original French fried potatoes.
Q: Are potatoes boiled between 10 and 25 minutes? ¶
A: Yes, and depending on size and type, to become soft.
Q: Was a potato responsible for a quarter of the growth in Old World population and urbanization between 1700 and 1900? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes performed in which No? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes not considered by the NHS as counting towards the recommended daily five portions of fruit and vegetables? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes generally grown from seed potatoes – these are tubers specifically grown to be disease free and provide consistent and healthy plants? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes usually cured after harvest to improve skin-set? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes the main ingredient of many dishes? ¶
A: Yes, and including milcaos, chapaleles, curanto and chochoca.
Q: Are potatoes represented anthropomorphically as well as naturally? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a potato first domesticated in the region of modern-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia between 8000 and 5000 BC? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes used to brew alcoholic beverages such as vodka? ¶
A: Yes, and poitín, or akvavit.
Q: Are potatoes desirable in the production of dehydrated mashed potatoes? ¶
A: Yes, and potato crisps and french fries.
Q: Are potatoes often broadly classified as high on the glycemic index and so are often excluded from the diets of individuals trying to follow a low-GI diet? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are potatoes the highest quality and No? ¶
A: Yes.