ABOUT THE POTATO

The potato is a typical Dutch food: everyone knows what a potato is and virtually everyone eats potato products on a regular basis. But we also come across this amazing tuber in many sectors besides food. Potato starch is used in numerous applications, ranging from plastics to medicines.

The world of the potato is much more extensive and more complex than many of us realize. The history of the potato, information on the cultivation and processing, nutritional values and health aspects: go to MijnAardappel.nl and read all about it.

We have divided the information into a number of categories that you can find by clicking on the links below.

• Nutritional values and health aspects
• The history of the potato
• Questions and Answers (FAQ / Q&A)
• Fun potato facts
• For pupils: presentation on the potato
• For children: potato colouring pictures