How many calories are in mashed potatoes?

Puree in traditional cooking is considereddietary product, often used during gastrointestinal diseases, and during fasting. However, is it really so useful, how many calories are in the mashed potatoes?

Everything depends, of course, on the method of preparationof this product. Thus, the energy value of boiled potatoes without any additions, as a rule, corresponds to 77 kcal per hundred grams. What happens when simple water is added to the mashed potatoes (broth in which the potatoes were cooked)? Caloric content of such a dietary product can "fall" to 65 (and if you add a generous amount of oil - increase to 100). In the traditional puree on milk - just over 80, depending on the fat content of milk.

On how to properly prepare this valuable product, read the material How to eat potatoes.