Potato

Potato:

Product name: Solanum tuberosum

Variety: yellow and light brown

Planting site in Iran: Qazvin, Alborz, Azerbaijan, northern Khorasan, Damavand ,Ardabil

How to select and store:

Choose the firm and fresh ones without any dark spot, softness or sprouts on its surface. Its color should be light brown to yellow. The brown one with rough skin is light inside and is rich in carbohydrate. The yellow one is sweeter and tastier.

It should be stored in dark and dry place. Keep fresh potato in room temperature. It would last for 3 to 4 months.

Properties:

Fresh potato has proven to be an important means to memory improvement. Simply because it is great source of carbohydrate which is essential element for brain and memory improvement. Furthermore, it is a great source of late absorbent sugar and fiber. So it is one of the important nutrients that helps you to feel satiety. Its cooked one includes low calorie that’s why it is a good remedy for losing weight. Not only don’t you add weight at all, but it also is effective for reducing blood pressure.

Thanks to having vitamin B6, it is one of the best treatment for easing your tension. It can relieve your stress and help you to feel at ease. Most importantly, instead of burning ointment, fresh potato can be placed on burn area. It is a painkiller and help your skin health.

But its benefits are not confined to this, it protects skin and hair lose. One can put fresh potatoes on his skin as lightening, anti-acnes, anti-aging mask.

It is better to use its cooked or baked. This way its nutritional value can be kept. Baked potato can be added to a wide range of salads. It can be added to different dishes or even cooked potato can be served as meals.