Thanks, Deanna, for supporting the humble potato. Here are a few additional talking points to support this vegetable that seems to have fallen out of favor in the US and in Europe due to a focus on low-carb diets. That’s a pity because potato is an excellent source of fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, iron, carotenoids and phenolic acids. There exists a very lively research community that works on methods how to optimize the potato’s amylose to amylopectin ratio, for example. Potato is even making a comeback as a functional food not only for the general consumer but particularly for athletes, who demand nutrient-dense, high-quality carbohydrates.

While some concerns about the potato’s content of glycoalkaloids have been raised, these are only toxic in higher doses than even a potato-heavy diet supplies. Moreover, breeders monitor glycoalkaloids and do not release high glycoalkaloid cultivars.

So, yes, you are absolutely right in advocating potatoes.