How many calories are in cooked potatoes?

100 g of cooked potatoes has 87 kcal. 1 potato, 2-1/2" dia, sphere (136 g): about 118 kcal. 0.5 cup (78 g): about 68 kcal.

How much protein is in cooked potatoes?

Cooked potatoes contains 1.9 g of protein per 100 g (4% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 2.5 g in 1 potato, 2-1/2" dia, sphere (136 g). About 8% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other vegetables and vegetable products, that is below the median (median 2 g).

How many carbs are in cooked potatoes?

Cooked potatoes has 20.1 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 1.8 g of fiber and 0.91 g of sugars.

How much fat is in cooked potatoes?

Cooked potatoes contains 0.1 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0.026 g is saturated (0.1% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does cooked potatoes contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are copper (21% DV), Vitamin B6 (18% DV), Vitamin C (14% DV) and Pantothenic acid (B5) (10% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in cooked potatoes?

100 g contains 4 mg of sodium, 0.2% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Does potatoes have the same nutrition cooked and raw?

No. Per 100 g, potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt has 87 kcal, while potatoes, hash brown, refrigerated, unprepared has 84 kcal. Cooking changes the water content, so always use the record that matches how you weigh the food.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Calories in Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt

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Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt contains 87 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 potato, 2-1/2" dia, sphere (136 g) provides about 118 kcal.

Roughly 91% of its calories come from carbohydrates, with 8% from protein and 1% from fat (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in vegetables and vegetable products on FoodFactly, where the median is 35 kcal per 100 g across 866 foods.

100 g provides 21% of the Daily Value for copper, 18% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B6 and 14% of the Daily Value for Vitamin C.

These values are for the cooked food. Raw and other preparations have their own values, listed separately below.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

87kcal per 100 g

1.9 gprotein

20.1 gcarbohydrates

0.1 gfat

118kcal in 1 potato, 2-1/2" dia, sphere (136 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	87 kcal
Total fat ?	0.1 g	0.1%
Saturated fat ?	0.026 g	0.1%
Trans fat Z	0 g
Cholesterol Z	0 mg	0%
Sodium ?	4 mg	0.2%
Total carbohydrates C	20.1 g	7%
Dietary fiber ?	1.8 g	6%
Total sugars I	0.91 g
Protein ?	1.9 g	4%
Vitamin A C	0 µg	0%
Vitamin C ?	13 mg	14%
Vitamin D Z	0 µg	0%
Vitamin E I	0.01 mg	0.1%
Vitamin K I	2.2 µg	2%
Thiamin (B1) ?	0.11 mg	9%
Riboflavin (B2) ?	0.02 mg	2%
Niacin (B3) ?	1.4 mg	9%
Pantothenic acid (B5) ?	0.52 mg	10%
Vitamin B6 ?	0.3 mg	18%
Folate (B9) C	10 µg	3%
Vitamin B12 Z	0 µg	0%
Choline I	13.5 mg	2%
Calcium ?	5 mg	0.4%
Iron ?	0.31 mg	2%
Magnesium ?	22 mg	5%
Phosphorus ?	44 mg	4%
Potassium ?	379 mg	8%
Zinc ?	0.3 mg	3%
Copper ?	0.19 mg	21%
Manganese ?	0.14 mg	6%
Selenium I	0.3 µg	0.5%
Fluoride M	49.4 µg

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 8%
Carbohydrates 91%
Fat 1%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein1.9 gbelow the median for vegetables and vegetable products (median 2 g)
Fiber1.8 gbelow the median for vegetables and vegetable products (median 2.2 g)
Sugars0.91 gin the lowest quarter of vegetables and vegetable products (median 2.3 g)
Fat0.1 gin the lowest quarter of vegetables and vegetable products (median 0.3 g)
Saturated fat0.026 gin the lowest quarter of vegetables and vegetable products (median 0.052 g)
Sodium4 mgin the lowest quarter of vegetables and vegetable products (median 36 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal2.1 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water77 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat ?	0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat ?	0.043 g

Sugars and starch (6)

Sucrose I	0.19 g
Glucose I	0.34 g
Fructose I	0.29 g
Lactose I	0 g
Maltose I	0 g
Galactose I	0 g

Amino acids (18)

Tryptophan ?	0.029 g
Threonine ?	0.068 g
Isoleucine ?	0.076 g
Leucine ?	0.11 g
Lysine ?	0.11 g
Methionine ?	0.03 g
Cystine ?	0.024 g
Phenylalanine ?	0.083 g
Tyrosine ?	0.069 g
Valine ?	0.11 g
Arginine ?	0.086 g
Histidine ?	0.041 g
Alanine ?	0.057 g
Aspartic acid ?	0.46 g
Glutamic acid ?	0.31 g
Glycine ?	0.056 g
Proline ?	0.067 g
Serine ?	0.081 g

Individual fatty acids (19)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) ?	0 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) ?	0 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) ?	0.032 g
SFA 4:0 ?	0 g
SFA 6:0 ?	0 g
SFA 8:0 ?	0 g
SFA 10:0 ?	0.001 g
SFA 12:0 ?	0.003 g
SFA 14:0 ?	0.001 g
SFA 16:0 ?	0.016 g
SFA 18:0 ?	0.004 g
MUFA 18:1 ?	0.001 g
PUFA 18:3 ?	0.01 g
PUFA 20:4 ?	0 g
MUFA 16:1 ?	0.001 g
PUFA 18:4 ?	0 g
MUFA 20:1 ?	0 g
MUFA 22:1 ?	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) ?	0 g

Carotenoids (7)

Beta-carotene C	2 µg
Lycopene C	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin C	10 µg
Retinol Z	0 µg
Carotene, alpha C	0 µg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units Z	0 IU
Cryptoxanthin, beta C	0 µg

Other components (12)

Water ?	77 g
Alcohol ?	0 g
Caffeine Z	0 mg
Ash ?	0.92 g
Theobromine Z	0 mg
Energy ?	364 kJ
Vitamin A, IU C	3 IU
Folic acid Z	0 µg
Folate, food ?	10 µg
Betaine I	0.2 mg
Vitamin E, added Z	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added Z	0 µg

Other forms of Potatoes

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Potatoes, hash brown, refrigerated, unprepared Raw	84	1.8 g	19.2 g	0.08 g
Potatoes, hash brown, refrigerated, prepared, pan-fried in canola oil Cooked	242	3.2 g	34 g	10.3 g
Potatoes, french fried, all types, salt added in processing, frozen, unprepared Cooked	147	2.2 g	24.8 g	4.7 g
Potatoes, french fried, steak fries, salt added in processing, frozen, as purchased Cooked	130	2.2 g	23.5 g	3.4 g
Potatoes, french fried, steak fries, salt added in processing, frozen, oven-heated Cooked	148	2.6 g	27 g	3.8 g
Potatoes, mashed, prepared from granules, without milk, whole milk and margarine	108	2.1 g	14.4 g	4.9 g
Potatoes, mashed, home-prepared, whole milk and butter added	113	1.9 g	16.8 g	4.2 g
Potatoes, yellow fleshed, hash brown, shredded, salt added in processing, frozen, unprepared Frozen	81	2 g	18 g	0.07 g
Potatoes, french fried, wedge cut, frozen, unprepared Cooked	162	2.6 g	22.2 g	7.5 g
Potatoes, french fried, steak cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, unprepared Cooked	134	2.4 g	24.3 g	3.4 g
Potatoes, french fried, cross cut, frozen, unprepared Cooked	187	2.7 g	23 g	10 g
Potatoes, canned, drained solids, no salt added Canned	60	1.4 g	13.6 g	0.2 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Foods with a similar nutritional profile

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Sweet potato, frozen, cooked, baked, with salt Cooked	100	1.7 g	23.4 g	0.12 g
Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Cooked	94	3.1 g	22.3 g	0.74 g
Corn, frozen, cooked, no added fat Cooked	81	2.5 g	19.2 g	0.67 g
Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Cooked	81	2.6 g	19.3 g	0.67 g
Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Cooked	94	3.1 g	22.3 g	0.74 g
Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt Cooked	80	2.8 g	19.6 g	0.43 g
Corn, sweet, white, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Cooked	80	2.8 g	19.6 g	0.43 g
Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels, cut off cob, boiled, drained, with salt Cooked	79	2.6 g	18.7 g	0.67 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 170438. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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