Just one medium sized potato, 150g, provides a good proportion of the recommended daily requirements of many important vitamins and minerals.
For an inexpensive, high-energy snack, cook a potato for 2-4 minutes on each side in a microwave.
Served with low-fat toppings, it is the perfect healthy snack no matter what your lifestyle.
Kilojoule / Kilocalorie Comparison of 100g Portions
FOOD VARIETY | KILOJOULES | KILOCALORIES |
Potato, peeled, boiled | 263 | 50 |
Rice, white, boiled | 523 | 127 |
Pasta, white, boiled | 497 | 120 |
Bread, white | 1040 | 252 |
Bread, wholemeal | 939 | 227 |
Muesli Bar, Fruit | 1550 | 375 |
Toasted Muesli | 1690 | 409 |
Croissant, plain | 1640 | 398 |
NUTRITION INFORMATION – Potato unpeeled & boiled
(Serving Size 150g)
Quantity per serving |
% Daily Intake‡ (per serving) |
Quantity per 100g (or 100ml) |
|
Energy | 421.5kJ (100.8) | 5% | 281kJ (67) |
Protein | 3.75g | 8% | 2.5g |
Fat, total | 0g | 0% | 0g |
- saturated | 0g | 0% | 0g |
Carbohydrate | 19.2g | 6% | 12.4g |
- sugars | 0.6 g | 1 % | 0.4 g |
Sodium | 4.5 mg | 0 % | 3 mg |
Vitamin C | 31.5 mg | 70 % | 21 mg |
Fibre | 3.45 g | 12 % | 2.3 g |