Potato, one of the basic food grown worldwide is appreciated not only for its nutritional qualities , but also for therapeutic properties .

77 % of potato composition is water, rest vitamins B1 , B2, B3 and B6 and vitamin C. Potatoes contain an amount of vitamin C four times higher than apples or pears , and iron, potassium and magnesium.

The potato is eaten fried , baked or boiled , as such , or in different dishes , soups , soups, stews , salads , during the job being a staple food . It has been often said how it would gain . Like any food consumed in excess, and potato fat and may even make bad .