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Old February 22nd, 2006, 04:10 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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Default low calorie adora potato

1) I thought LC was dead....

2) I don't miss potatos at all. If I'm going off plan for some reason, I'm
not sure I'd pick a potato...but others may see it differently. I guess it
would be suitable as a carb up for a long ride, but still not my 1st choice.
Hmm....for that purposed I'd want a normal potato, or a yam.



"jbuch" wrote in message
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David Frank wrote:
Anyone found this potato in their local market, if so at what premium
price?

5 oz adora = 87 calories
5 os idaho = 117 calories


No, I'll be looking.

Here is a little more information that I was able to find after reading
your post.... I still have not been able to find the equivalent of a
nutritional content label. Evidently there is reasonable non-starch
content in addition to starches, but I can't find the actual data.

The low starch content was an "accident", or at least unplanned.

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THE potato has been demonised as a fattening vegetable by the Atkins diet.
Now, however, potato growers are fighting back with a slimmers’ spud.

Four growers in Britain are to plant the potatoes this spring and the crop
will be on sale before the summer. Dieters desperate for a potato,
however, can already find the slimline variety at an Essex farm shop. Yet
Ian Mitchell, the grower, knew nothing about the weight-watching quality
of his crop until contacted by The Times.

Laboratory research has shown that the potatoes, grown from a seed known
as Adora supplied by Dutch plant breeding company HZPC, contain a third
fewer carbohydrates and a quarter fewer calories than most standard
varieties.

[ 1/3 less carbs and 1/4 less calories ]

The findings have astounded managers at HZPC. The Adora potato was
developed in the mid-80s as a fast-growing variety — it reaches maturity
in 80 days instead of 140 days for many potatoes. But the company learnt
about its slimming properties by chance.

American growers desperate to halt the decline in potato consumption —
sales were down almost five per cent last year — were anxious to find a
variety that could challenge the Atkins diet and help the shrinking of
body fat. Scientists in Florida were asked to investigate the nutritional
quality of Adora on behalf of a producers’ co-operative known as Sun Fresh
of Florida.

Tests showed a 5.2oz (148g) Adora potato contained 87 calories while the
equivalent Russell Burbank, the main variety sold in the US, contained 117
calories. The equivalent common British-grown potato, Maris Piper,
contains 108 calories.

The low carb, low calorie potatoes will go on sale in supermarkets in
Florida from January 24. Jim McDowell, Sun Fresh sales director, is
convinced that the potato is going to be a hit with consumers. “A lot of
folks are taking a close look at their intake of carbohydrates and that
has affected the sale of potatoes,” he said. “But now we happen to have a
potato that is traditional and tastes great and it’s better for you. We
think people will try it and we are confident they’ll like it.”

HZPC chiefs are trying to catch up and to market Adora as a slimmers’
potato in Europe. Robert Graveland, the firm’s research breeder, said: “We
are still analysing the scientific data from the US but the Adora appears
to have less starch because it is an early potato and is ready after 80
days, therefore there is less time for starch to be made. We also know
that with high nitrogen in the soil this leads to lower dry matter so it
is possible we may be able to lower the starch content even more.”

Mr Graveland said that the Adora was an all-round kitchen potato that
could be served in any way but he thought baked, mashed or boiled was
probably best. He did not think Adora would herald the arrival of the low
fat, low carb chip or crisp. He said that the potatoes were prone to
discolour when browned and become soggy because of their high water
content and were therefore not suitable for oven chips and crisps.

Mr Mitchell, 58, who grows Adora potatoes at his 600-acre Elmstead Hall
farm, Elmstead, near Colchester, said: “We were not aware of these
nutritonal findings but we need to get official confirmation from the seed
company before we promote them or trading standards will be down on us.”

But Mr Mitchell is concerned that his niche market might be taken over by
the supermarkets. Sainsbury’s has already expressed interest. A trial is
being organised this year and the potatoes could be in selected stores by
the summer.



HOT HISTORY



Potatoes were first cultivated in Peru around 2000BC and their name is
derived from the native word "batata"


They were brought to Europe after Francisco Pizarro invaded the Inca
empire in 1535 although Sir Walter Raleigh is credited with their
introduction to England and Ireland in 1586.

There was initial resistance among consumers who considered the tubers to
be unclean and unholy. They were blamed for ensuing outbreaks of leprosy
and syphilis.

Each Briton eats 103kg, or 500 medium sized potatoes, every year.

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1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplimental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)