Who doesn’t like to eat potatoes? Potato is one of the most commonly consumed vegetable which is also added to numerous recipes and dishes. Baked potatoes are the kind of potatoes that have been baked in the oven and then garnished or cooked further. Baked potatoes taste wonderful and are available at a number of places and are easy to make at home as well. Do you know how many calories are there in baked potatoes? If not and you wish to find out then please go through the following given information:
Baked potatoes with flesh are a common way to eat baked potatoes. 1 baked potato with flesh contains about 145 calories. Out of these 145 calories, 11% of the calories come from total carbohydrates whereas 9% of the calories are contributed by dietary fiber. Such potatoes have been given A- nutrition grade. There are many good points about baked potatoes with flesh. Some of them include the fact that these potatoes have low saturated fat content, they have no percentage of cholesterol, they have very little sodium content, they have high potassium content, they are high on the vitamin B6 content and they have high amount of vitamin C as well.
Baked potatoes can be eaten in different types of forms. One way to eat them is with topping of the sour cream and chives. 1 piece of baked potato with topping of chives and sour cream weighs about 302 grams and contains 393 grams. The nutrition grade given to such potatoes is B-. 34% of the 302 grams come from total fat, 50% come from saturated fat, 8% come from cholesterol, 8% come from sodium and 17% come from total carbohydrates. High vitamin C, no sugar, low sodium and low cholesterol are the good points about such potatoes.
