POST HARVEST PROFILE OF POTATO - Agmarknet

The processed potato products are classified as follows: Fried Products : Potato chips, Frozen French Fries, other frozenfries. Dehydraed Products : Dehydrated chips, dices, flakes, granules, flour,starch, potato custard powder soup or gravythickner and potato biscuits. Non-Fried Products : Potato jam, Potato murraba, Potato candy,Potato biscuits, Potato cakes.Canned Products9.2 USES :a) As vegetable : Potato is utilized as major vegetablethroughout the world and in preparation ofnumber of recipes either by using potato aloneor by combining it with other vegetables,pulses, cereals etc..b) As seed : Medium sized tubers are used normally in thenorthern plains. In the northern and easternhills, is used as seed.c) As processed food : It is utilized in variety of ways such asdehydrated potato products like chips, dice,waries, flakes, granules, flour, starch, potatopowder and potato biscuits. It is also used toprepare frozen foods like potato patties, puffs,wedges, pancake, dehydrated mashedpotatoes etc.65