Potatoes - Did you know

A single medium-sized potato contains about half the daily adult requirement of vitamin C.

Potato is very low in fat, with just 5 percent of the fat content of wheat, and one-fourth the calories of bread.

Boiled, it has more protein than maize, and nearly twice the calcium.

Industrialized Countries = 74 kg / capita

Developing Countries = 14 kg / capita

SA = 26kg / capita

Despite its name, the sweet potato is not related to the potato.

Potatoes are members of the Solanaceous family, which also includes tomatoes, red peppers and eggplant.

Sweet potato belong to the morning-glory family(Convolvulaceae)

Unlike the potato-which is a tuber. or thickend stem-the sweet potato is a storage root.

Despite its name, the sweet-potato is not related to the potato.

Potatoes are members of the Solanaceae family, which also includes tomatoes, red peppers, and eggplant.

Sweet-potatoes belong to the morning-glory family (Convolvulaceae).

Unlike the potato—which is a tuber, or thickened stem—the sweet-potato is a storage root.

As an anti aging agent
- Wash your face daily with potato juice (raw potato can be ground with water) which prevents wrinkles on face and make your face glow.

Medicine for skin burn
- Take a raw sliced potato and make it as a paste by mixing water. Apply the paste on minor skin burns to relieve pain.

Medicine for headache
- Take a half sliced raw potato, and rub it on your temples to get relief from headache.

As a shoe polish
- Rub a raw potato on your old, dirty shoes before polishing them. They should come out nice and shiny.

Act as a sleeping pill
- Potato prevents the action of acids in our stomach that disturb our sleep. Take a boiled and mashed potato with milk before sleeping to have a peaceful sleep.