Baked Potato Nutrition Facts
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.
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Vitamins in Baked Potato
Per 1 medium potato ~173g
Minerals in Baked Potato
Per 1 medium potato ~173g
Amino Acids in Baked Potato
Protein breakdown per 1 medium potato (173g), from the USDA record for this food.
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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