Posted: 2/7/2010 5:30:53 PM EDT
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I've been storing rice and oats in jars and was thinking about potato flakes. Even dehydrated, they still retain their nutrients and since they are dehydrated, you should be able to stored alot of potatoes by volume per mason jar.
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I have some ,but it is a low quality food in density and nutrition. From Wikipedia: The potato contains vitamins and minerals that have been identified as vital to human nutrition, as well as an assortment of phytochemicals, such as carotenoids and polyphenols. A medium-sized 150 g (5.3 oz) potato with the skin provides 27 mg of vitamin C (45% of the Daily Value (DV)), 620 mg of potassium (18% of DV), 0.2 mg vitamin B6 (10% of DV) and trace amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, folate, niacin, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc. The fiber content of a potato with skin (2 g) is equivalent to that of many whole grain breads, pastas, and cereals. Nutritionally, the potato is best known for its carbohydrate content (approximately 26 grams in a medium potato). The predominant form of this carbohydrate is starch. A small but significant portion of this starch is resistant to digestion by enzymes in the stomach and small intestine, and so reaches the large intestine essentially intact. This resistant starch is considered to have similar physiological effects and health benefits as fiber: it provides bulk, offers protection against colon cancer, improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, lowers plasma cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations, increases satiety, and possibly even reduces fat storage.[47][48][49] The amount of resistant starch in potatoes depends much on preparation methods. Cooking and then cooling potatoes significantly increased resistant starch. For example, cooked potato starch contains about 7% resistant starch, which increases to about 13% upon cooling. 
The nutrients of the potato seem to be fairly evenly distributed between the flesh and the skin. For a medium potato, with and without the skin, nutritiondata.com gives the following:[51][52] Nutrient Without skin (156 g) (% RDA) With skin (173 g) (% RDA) Vitamin C 33 28 Thiamin 11 7 Niacin 11 12 Vitamin B6 23 27 Folate 4 12 Pantothenic Acid 9 7 Iron 3 10 Magnesium 10 12 Potassium 17 26 Copper 17 10 Dietary Fiber 9 15 Almost all the protein content of a potato is contained in a thin layer just under its skin.[53] The cooking method used can significantly impact the nutrient availability of the potato. Potatoes are often broadly classified as high on the glycemic index (GI) and so are often excluded from the diets of individuals trying to follow a low GI diet. In fact, the GI of potatoes can vary considerably depending on type (such as red, russet, white, or Prince Edward), origin (where it was grown), preparation methods (i.e., cooking method, whether it is eaten hot or cold, whether it is mashed or cubed or consumed whole, etc), and with what it is consumed (i.e., the addition of various high fat or high protein toppings).[54] Patatoes (esp fried) are third for me right behind steak that's right behind bacon... |
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I'm a big fan of Mason jars with O2 absorbers for dry goods. Its actually what I prefer over mylar and buckets due to the smaller size.
On dried potatoes, however, I opted for the #10 freeze dried cans. They're actually the cheapest of the freeze dried options for as little $10 a can, The packaging extends your shelf life from 5 years to 10-15 years, and in addition to potato flakes they are offered in slices and home fries. Having literally used flakes my entire life, I do keep some of the standard package stuff around all the time. I just don't have them in my long-term storage area but keep them in the first to be rotated regular pantry. Tj |
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According to the lables on the cans I packed at the LDS Home Storage Center, potato flakes properly canned and stored should have a shelf live of ~30 years. just make sure and store them w/o the added butter. The plain flakes will store longer than the "flavored" |
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I haven't priced it out but I wonder if it would be cheaper to make your own, start to finish. I figure that you could buy a sack of Russetts, let them germinate in a paper bag for a week or so then plant them. A few months later, harvest them then wash, peel, grind and dehydrate them yourself. What got me thinking about this is I found some germinated spuds in the cabinet so I let the kids plant them. If they grow, you could theoretically buy a 10lbs sack in the spring, harvest 20lbs+ in the fall then store them for next to nothing.
I may try dehydrating some just to see how easy and effective it is. |
| $1.00 Like I said, you can catch them 10 for $10.00. I don't think it gets any easier. |
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I concede, after a search they do provide substantial protein and potassium,
http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/idahoan/instant-mashed-potatoes but they are bulky for their worth. |
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I have some ,but it is a low quality food in density and nutrition. Ireland almost went tits up when their supply dried up so they must have decent nutritional value. over 1 million dead, another 1 million fled.... yeah, they are good. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland) I store taters, dehydrated flakes, hash, etc. Also keep some fresh around... they are easy to grow and the cheapest form of nutrition around. Also during rellief efforst, ever wonder why the potato flake is the 1 one item sent? Cheap, weighs little compared to other food sources, nutrious, tasty, it just has it going on... Modern Marvels just did a potato show not to long ago... I have it DVRd that I then Divx'ed. Great watching, as is all modern marvels. Come to think of it, Alton Browns first show before good eats was a series on just potatos. And since doing good eats, I bet he has done 6 potato shows. More than any single food item. |
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I have some ,but it is a low quality food in density and nutrition. Ireland almost went tits up when their supply dried up so they must have decent nutritional value. over 1 million dead, another 1 million fled.... yeah, they are good. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland) I store taters, dehydrated flakes, hash, etc. Also keep some fresh around... they are easy to grow and the cheapest form of nutrition around. Also during rellief efforst, ever wonder why the potato flake is the 1 one item sent? Cheap, weighs little compared to other food sources, nutrious, tasty, it just has it going on... Modern Marvels just did a potato show not to long ago... I have it DVRd that I then Divx'ed. Great watching, as is all modern marvels. Come to think of it, Alton Browns first show before good eats was a series on just potatos. And since doing good eats, I bet he has done 6 potato shows. More than any single food item. |
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I used to get mashed tater flakes in a #10 can from one of the chain stores 10 years or so back, but havent seen them packed that way latley.
They were as good as any I have tried, but dont remember the brand, or how long the best by date was. I also like the boxed julian, and ogroten mixes that run about $1.25 from food city brand. Sometimes you can get the 10 for 10 deal. They store awhile, and are good and cheesy. Might want to have some powdered milk too seeing it takes about 3/4 a cup to make a box. |
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I've been stocking a few of the 12 packs of dehydrated hash browns from Costco. Reasonably priced and should store well in their original milk-carton-like container. We'll see. Same here. Recently used a box that was at least one year old with no apparent degradation. Try them well done with some sour cream. |
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I scalloped 10# of taters, soaked them in cold water w/lemon to prevent discoloring, and dehydrated them on my dehydrator. It was a lot of work and I didn't feel like I had enough end product for all the work I put in. I may make another run at it this summer. I bought a bag of http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/the-536/Bulk-Freeze-Dried-25/Detail and filled up two 5 gallon buckets. Sealed them up with 02 absorbers. edit for spelling |
| Dehydrate yourself. Buy the frozen hash browns when they are on sale or buy potatoes and do them yourself if you have more time than money. That is if you have a dehydrator. |
| I love mashed potato flakes, especially Idahoan and Hungry Jack. I eat them quite often. I think I may have to look into buying a bunch of them sometime and packing them up in Mylar with 02 absorbers. Some of the powdered gravy to use with them would also be another good item to pack. Mashed potatoes are quite filling and taste good, as well as having adequate nutrition. So why not? Living off beans, rice and bread exclusively would get monotonous pretty damn quickly. |
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GFS has dehydrated: hash browns scalloped Au gratin I think cubed also They are sealed in those giant card board milk cartons. What/where is GFS? Sorry, brain not yet turned on today... -Slice Gordon Food Service They Also Make Potato Pearls Which Are Very Good! |
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Hey guys... What about these? http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/instantpotatoflakescan.aspx Or these? http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/dehydratedpotatodicescan.aspx Slices.. http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/dehydratedpotatodicescan-2.aspx Hashbrowns... http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/dehydratedpotatodicescan-3.aspx I bought my 50 pound bag from them and sealed them in mylar bags which are now in 5 gallon pails. I think I have 5 pails full from the one bag. They are tasty and you can not beat honeyville's shipping price. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: GFS has dehydrated: hash browns scalloped Au gratin I think cubed also They are sealed in those giant card board milk cartons. What/where is GFS? Sorry, brain not yet turned on today... -Slice Gordon Food Service They Also Make Potato Pearls Which Are Very Good! They carry the Excel brand in the mylar package. You can get them with or without the skins. Cost is about 4 bucks for a couple pound package. |
| I got the 25 lb bag of hash browns from MRE Depot.com and split it between 2 5 gal buckets (w/ mylar and O2 absorbers), and got 25 lbs of potato flakes into 2 more buckets the same way. Probably do more... Potatos are a great food and will certainly be a nice break from the monotony of rice and beans. The hash browns, canned bacon, and powdered eggs will make for a nice breakfast, too. |