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A russet potato is a type of potato that is large, with dark brown skin and few eyes. The flesh is white, dry, soft, and mealy, and it is suitable for baking, mashing, and french fries. Russet potatoes are sometimes known as Idaho potatoes in the United States, [1] but the name Idaho Potato is trademarked by the Idaho Potato Commission and only ...
1902 [1] Idaho russet potatoes. Russet Burbank is a potato cultivar with dark brown skin and few eyes that is the most widely grown potato in North America. [1] A russet type, its flesh is white, dry, and mealy, and it is good for baking, mashing, and french fries (chips). [2] It is a common and popular potato. [3][4]
These potatoes also have coloured skin, but many varieties with pink or red skin have white or yellow flesh, as do the vast majority of cultivated potatoes. The yellow colour, more or less marked, is due to the presence of carotenoids. Varieties with coloured flesh are common among native Andean potatoes, but relatively rare among modern varieties.
Fill a bowl or clean sink basin with cool water. Place potatoes in the water, and let them soak for 15 minutes to allow dirt and grime to loosen. Using a vegetable brush, thoroughly scrub the ...
In a reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), a boiled potato with skin supplies 87 calories and is 77% water, 20% carbohydrates (including 2% dietary fiber in the skin and flesh), 2% protein, and contains negligible fat (table). The protein content is comparable to other starchy vegetable staples, as well as grains.
Rainier Russet is a russet potato cultivar released in 2020. [1] It was developed at the Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Center in Aberdeen, Washington. The breeding parents of Rainier are Canela Russet and an Aberdeen breeding clone. [2] It has cold-sweetening resistance, so it can be processed directly out of storage into many ...
Alturas potato. Alturas is a russet potato variety released in 2002 by the USDA-ARS and the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and it is under plant variety protection. [1] It is a processing potato that has cold-sweetening resistance, so it can be processed directly out of storage into French fries and other ...
Innovator is potato variety that is oblong in shape with a smooth skin. It is a popular potato variety in Europe and is gaining popularity in North America as a frying and baking potato. [1] The skin of the potato variety is russeted, similar to that of a Russet Burbank potato. Innovator also has shallow eyes with a cream coloured flesh.