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  2. History of the potato - Wikipedia

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    Potatoes comprised about 10% of the caloric intake of Europeans. Along with several other foods that either originated in the Americas or were successfully grown or harvested there, potatoes sustained European populations. [47] The potato promoted economic development in Britain by underpinning the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. It ...

  3. Potato - Wikipedia

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    The potato (/ p ə ˈ t eɪ t oʊ /) is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile.

  4. Timeline of food - Wikipedia

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    An examen chimique du pommes de terre ("A chemistry exam of the potatoes") by Antoine-Augustin Parmentier promoted the introduction of potatoes to France. 18th century: Soufflé appears in France. Cakes and pastries also begin to appear, thanks to the increasing availability of sugar and the rising of the chef profession.

  5. Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja - Wikipedia

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    Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja is a cultivar-group of diploid potato plants originating from the Andes in South America. The group differs from other potato cultivar-groups by the absence of dormant tubers. [1] This means that the tuber immediately begins to grow once it is formed, without a resting period.

  6. Potato production in France - Wikipedia

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    The potato, first discovered among the Incas in present-day Peru by the Spanish conquistadors around 1537, probably arrived in France towards the end of the 16th century. . The first mention of its cultivation in France comes from the agronomist Olivier de Serres in his Théâtre d'Agriculture et mesnage des champs, which describes its cultivation and gives it as originating in Switzerland

  7. China scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes - AOL

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    At just 136 grams (4.8 oz), the tubers weigh less than half that of a typical potato in China, where the most popular varieties are often t China scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes Skip to ...

  8. McDonald's Fries Are Really Made of Potatoes - AOL

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    Whole potatoes are lined up using high pressure water to go through a tube at speeds between 60 to 70 miles per hour through a potato cutter for precision cutting. To ensure a consistent golden ...

  9. Columbian exchange - Wikipedia

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    Potatoes eventually became an important staple food in the diets of many Europeans, contributing to an estimated 12 to 25% of the population growth in Afro-Eurasia between 1700 and 1900. [12] The introduction of the potato to the Old World accounts for 47 percent of the increase in urbanization between 1700 and 1900. [13]