So how many do you reckon?

jo_marnes
jo_marnes Posts: 1,601 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How many calories in a potato skin? e.g. the skin left over after my kids have scraped the potato from the inside of their baked potatoes?

Thanks

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  • BuffTexan
    BuffTexan Posts: 270
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  • chloemeow
    chloemeow Posts: 71
    im not sure how many calories are in them, but i know the skin on the white patatos are full of nutients and vitimans and are very good for you :)
  • jo_marnes
    jo_marnes Posts: 1,601 Member
    Try this: http://bit.ly/p8i0MY

    Thanks!
  • kappyblu
    kappyblu Posts: 654 Member
    I actually looked this up one time when I was peeling the entire bag of potatoes for mashed potatoes. We weren't eating the skins and didn't want to include them in the calories. They are about 16 calories for 1 oz. of skins. So I measured the amount of skins I had in a bowl on my food scale. I took that amount and subtracted from the calorie count of the peeled potatoes that I weighed. Every 5.3 ounces of potatoes has about 110 calories. (including the skin) Then subtract the skin amount and there you have it.

    Ex: You peel 5 pounds of potatoes. Separate the skins. Weigh the potatoes. Every 5.3 oz is 110 calories.

    Then weigh the skins. Every 1 oz is about 16 calories. Subtract the skins calories from the potatoes calories and you have your number.

    Hope this helped! :smile:
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