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Potato Health Benefits

Study Finds No Need to Skip Spuds with Type 2 Diabetes

For years people with type 2 Diabetes have been told to avoid eating potatoes due to their high Glycemic Index as they make it...

Peeling, Boiling, Frying Potatoes Reduce Health Risks from Glycoalkaloids

The health risks from glycoalkaloids, which are found in potatoes and potato products, can be reduced by peeling, boiling and frying potatoes, a study...

What Consumers Want and Farmers Need

Results from consumer studies will help industry stakeholders market potatoes. Gathering good information is important for any sector in meeting current and future market demands,...

Potato Breeding: A European Approach, Part III

Marcel Bruins, editor of European Seed, discusses the challenges and opportunities of breeding new potato varieties with the leaders of Europe's major potato breeding...

Special Issue of the American Journal of Potato Research is Available Online

The Potato Association of America is pleased to announce that the special issue of the American Journal of Potato Research (AJPR), Volume 96 Number...

Potatoes and Good Health Go Hand-In-Hand

Do potatoes belong in a healthy diet? Following a decades-long tide of negative buzz about the potato’s role in weight gain, diabetes and a...

Study Finds No Need to Skip Spuds with Type 2 Diabetes

For years people with type 2 Diabetes have been told to avoid eating potatoes due to their high Glycemic Index as they make it...

Peeling, Boiling, Frying Potatoes Reduce Health Risks from Glycoalkaloids

The health risks from glycoalkaloids, which are found in potatoes and potato products, can be reduced by peeling, boiling and frying potatoes, a study...

What Consumers Want and Farmers Need

Results from consumer studies will help industry stakeholders market potatoes. Gathering good information is important for any sector in meeting current and future market demands,...

Potato Breeding: A European Approach, Part III

Marcel Bruins, editor of European Seed, discusses the challenges and opportunities of breeding new potato varieties with the leaders of Europe's major potato breeding...

Special Issue of the American Journal of Potato Research is Available Online

The Potato Association of America is pleased to announce that the special issue of the American Journal of Potato Research (AJPR), Volume 96 Number...

Potatoes and Good Health Go Hand-In-Hand

Do potatoes belong in a healthy diet? Following a decades-long tide of negative buzz about the potato’s role in weight gain, diabetes and a...