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Benefits of New Potatoes:

• Never stored...Fresh from the field to your table.
• All purpose potatoes...Excellent for baking, roasting, boiling, mashing and frying.
• Tender, thin skins...No need to peel.
• Waxy potatoes...Moist, creamy texture-no need to add butter or sour cream.
• Firm Texture...Hold shape after cooking.
• Nutritious...Only 100 calories per medium potato, 3 grams of fiber, low in sodium and fat, high in vitamin C and a good source of potassium.

Care And Handling

• Select potatoes that are firm, smooth and fairly clean.
• Store potatoes in a well-ventilated (cool 45 to 50:F) and dark area (potatoes begin to turn green and develop a bitter taste when exposed to light).
• Do not store potatoes in refrigerator (starch turns to sugar causing and undesirable sweet taste in cooked potatoes).
• Scrub and rinse potatoes just before cooking.

Equivalents for Potatoes

• 1 pound = 2 large, 3 medium or 4 small
• 1 pound = 3 cups sliced
• 1 pound = 2 1/4 cups diced
• 1 pound = 2 cups mashed

Nutritional Information