“Once you’ve seen one potato, you’ve seen them all.”… Certainly not!  New Brunswick potatoes are known for their delicious flavour and are available in a wide assortment of colours, shapes and varieties. But New Brunswick potatoes are also very good for you.

A good balanced diet should contain more carbohydrates than protein and fat.  Studies indicate that complex carbohydrates (such as potatoes) are particularly beneficial.  We all know that foods provide us with energy, but we should also know that complex carbohydrate foods are more evenly digested than simple sugars.

Some cooking methods are better than others in retaining the complete nutritional value of your potatoes.  However, there’s a lot of nutritional value to be had from a New Brunswick potato. Let’s take a look at the potato from a nutritional value perspective:

		NUTRITION INFORMATION per 150g serving (one medium raw)
		Energy 109 460  Cal  kj Protein 3.7  g Fat 0.2  g Carbohydrate 23  g Dietary Fibre 2.7  g Sodium 5  mg Potassium 729  mg
		Percentage of Recommended Daily Intake
		Vitamin C 45  %   Thiamin 10  %   Niacin 8  %   Vitamin B6 14  %   Folacin 14  %   Pantothenic acid 6  %   Phosphorous 6  %   Magnesium 12  %   Iron 9  %