Vegetable

Red potatoes (flesh and skin, raw) Nutrition Facts

USDA description: Potatoes, red, flesh and skin, raw

Per 100 g, Red potatoes (flesh and skin, raw) provides 70 calories. A typical portion, 1 potato medium (213 g), has 149 calories, 4 g protein, 34 g carbs and 0.3 g fat.

calories: 70
protein: 1.9 g
carbs: 16 g
fat: 0.1 g

Per 100 g.

Calories and macros per serving

Serving weights are USDA's own for this record; each value is the per-100 g amount scaled to that weight. % = share of the FDA Daily Value.

Red potatoes (flesh and skin, raw): calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber and sugars per serving
Serving	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Fiber	Sugars
100 g	704%	1.9 g4%	16 g6%	0.1 g<1%	1.7 g6%	1.3 g
1/2 cup, diced75 g	533%	1.4 g3%	12 g4%	0.1 g<1%	1.3 g5%	1 g
1 potato large3" to 4-1/4" dia · 369 g	25813%	7 g14%	59 g21%	0.5 g1%	6.3 g22%	4.8 g
1 potato medium2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia · 213 g	1497%	4 g8%	34 g12%	0.3 g<1%	3.6 g13%	2.7 g
1 potato small1-3/4" to 2-1/4" dia · 170 g	1196%	3.2 g6%	27 g10%	0.2 g<1%	2.9 g10%	2.2 g

Calories in kcal. n/r = not reported for this food.

Raw, cooked and other forms

Cooking changes water content, so values per 100 g shift. Each row is its own USDA record.

Form (per 100 g)	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Red potatoes (flesh and skin, raw) (this page)	70	1.9 g	16 g	0.1 g
Red potatoes (flesh and skin, baked)	87	2.3 g	20 g	0.2 g

How Red potatoes ranks among vegetables

Rank 1 = the most of that nutrient among the vegetables on CalorieExplorer. Per 200 kcal shows nutrient density: how much you get for the same calories.

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Per 200 kcal
Protein	1.9 g#59 of 123 vegetables	5.4 g#96 of 123 vegetables
Fiber	1.7 g#71 of 112 vegetables	4.9 g#97 of 112 vegetables
Potassium	455 mg#8 of 123 vegetables	1,300 mg#78 of 123 vegetables
Calcium	10 mg#108 of 123 vegetables	29 mg#110 of 123 vegetables
Iron	0.73 mg#59 of 123 vegetables	2.1 mg#102 of 123 vegetables
Magnesium	22 mg#46 of 122 vegetables	63 mg#101 of 122 vegetables
Vitamin C	8.6 mg#85 of 120 vegetables	25 mg#91 of 120 vegetables

Macronutrient Breakdown

10%

Protein

88%

Carbs

Fat

Compared with the median of vegetables

Per 100 g; median of the 122 vegetables with a value.

Calories: Red potatoes: 70 kcal
median: 32 kcal
Protein: Red potatoes: 1.9 g
median: 1.8 g
Carbs: Red potatoes: 16 g
median: 6.9 g
Fat: Red potatoes: 0.1 g
median: 0.3 g
Fiber: Red potatoes: 1.7 g
median: 2.2 g

Vitamins and minerals

Nutrient	Per 100 g	%DV	Per 1 potato medium (213 g)	%DV
Saturated fat	0 g	<1%	0.1 g	<1%
Trans fat	0 g	no DV	0 g	no DV
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%	0 mg	0%
Sodium	18 mg	1%	38 mg	2%
Vitamin D	0 µg	0%	0 µg	0%
Calcium	10 mg	1%	21 mg	2%
Iron	0.73 mg	4%	1.6 mg	9%
Potassium	455 mg	10%	969 mg	21%
Vitamin A (RAE)	0 µg	0%	0 µg	0%
Vitamin C	8.6 mg	10%	18 mg	20%
Vitamin E	0.01 mg	<1%	0.02 mg	<1%
Vitamin K	2.9 µg	2%	6.2 µg	5%
Thiamin (B1)	0.08 mg	7%	0.17 mg	14%
Riboflavin (B2)	0.03 mg	2%	0.07 mg	5%
Niacin (B3)	1.1 mg	7%	2.4 mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.17 mg	10%	0.36 mg	21%
Folate (approx.)	18 µg	5%	38 µg	10%
Vitamin B12	0 µg	0%	0 µg	0%
Phosphorus	61 mg	5%	130 mg	10%
Magnesium	22 mg	5%	47 mg	11%
Zinc	0.33 mg	3%	0.7 mg	6%
Selenium	0.5 µg	1%	1.1 µg	2%
Copper	0.13 mg	15%	0.29 mg	32%
Manganese	0.14 mg	6%	0.3 mg	13%

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central, FDC ID 170029 (SR Legacy, April 2018 final release). Values per 100 g as published in that record, imported 2026-03-13; serving weights from the same record, retrieved 2026-10-13.

% Daily Value: FDA Daily Values (2016 Nutrition Facts label rule, 21 CFR 101.9), adults and children 4+. Ranks compare the foods of the same category on this site. How we calculate.

Last updated 2026-10-13. Values are averages for the food as described; brands, varieties and cooking change them. Not medical advice.