Baked Potato Nutrition Facts

FoodData Central Updated 6 April 2026

Baked Potato contains 160.9 calories, 4.3g protein, 36.6g carbs, and 0.2g fat. A whole potato baked in its skin and salted, with much of the fibre and potassium sitting in the skin itself.

160.9

cal

36.6g

carbs

4.3g

protein

amino acids ↓

0.2g

fat

3.8g

fiber

2g

sugar

Vitamins in Baked Potato

Per 1 medium potato ~173g

Vitamin A
1.73mcg
<1%
Vitamin C
16.6mg
18%
Vitamin E
0.07mg
<1%
Vitamin K
3.46mcg
3%
Vitamin B6
0.54mg
32%
Thiamin (B1)
0.11mg
9%
Niacin (B3)
2.44mg
15%
Folate
48.4mcg
12%

Minerals in Baked Potato

Per 1 medium potato ~173g

Calcium
25.9mg
2%
Iron
1.87mg
10%
Magnesium
48.4mg
12%
Phosphorus
121mg
10%
Potassium
926mg
20%
Sodium
17.3mg
<1%
Zinc
0.62mg
6%
Selenium
0.69mcg
1%
Copper
0.2mg
23%
Manganese
0.38mg
16%

Amino Acids in Baked Potato

Protein breakdown per 1 medium potato (173g), from the USDA record for this food.

Incomplete protein

Limiting amino acid: Leucine — 81% of the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern per gram of protein.

Essential Amino Acids Per 1 medium potato (173g) Per 100g % of Protein
Histidine 73mg 42mg 1.7%
Isoleucine 138mg 80mg 3.2%
Leucine 206mg 119mg 4.8%
Lysine 225mg 130mg 5.2%
Methionine 66mg 38mg 1.5%
Phenylalanine 171mg 99mg 4%
Threonine 140mg 81mg 3.2%
Tryptophan 43mg 25mg 1%
Valine 216mg 125mg 5%
Other Amino Acids Per 1 medium potato (173g) Per 100g % of Protein
Alanine 131mg 76mg 3%
Arginine 213mg 123mg 4.9%
Aspartic Acid 1009mg 583mg 23.3%
Cystine 50mg 29mg 1.2%
Glutamic Acid 739mg 427mg 17.1%
Glycine 119mg 69mg 2.8%
Proline 131mg 76mg 3%
Serine 157mg 91mg 3.6%
Tyrosine 100mg 58mg 2.3%

Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.

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