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Home » Vegetables » Root Vegetables » Potatoes » Floury Potatoes » CalWhite Potatoes

CalWhite Potatoes

CalWhite are large, oblong potatoes with smooth buff-coloured skin with some netting, and white flesh,

These are floury potatoes, meant for processing into French Fries (aka chips in the UK), and for home consumer use for baking.

Nutrition

Good vitamin C content.

History Notes

CalWhite Potatoes were developed at the University of Idaho in Aberdeen, Idaho from a cross between pioneer potatoes and a potato referred to as “BC8370-4.”

During development, the potato was referred to as “A76147-2.”

Released in 1997 by the University of California in association with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA.)

This page first published: Apr 16, 2005 · Updated: Oct 4, 2020.

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