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Is a potato a chemical?

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Created: 2022-04-19 15:51:10

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By weight, the average russet potato is about 78.3 percent water. After water, starches and sugars compose the bulk of the potato's chemical content at about 18 percent. Non-digestible carbohydrates--or fiber--in the form of cellulose and pectin make up another 0.4 percent of the potato.


What chemicals make up a potato?

The dry matter of potato tubers is composed of various substances: starch (15%), sugars, nitrogen compounds, lipids, organic acids, phenolic compounds, mineral substances and non-starch polysaccharides.

Is cooking potatoes a chemical reaction?

Chemical reactions don't just happen once a potato is heated. During storage various chemical reactions take place. For instance, it is well known that storing a potato in the fridge results in starches breaking down into sugars.

Is baking a potato a chemical change?

Potatoes are largely starch; cooking (heating with water) causes chemical changes in the structure of these starches, similar to those that occur in rice (which is almost predominantly starch).

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