Do you know where your baked potato came from? Or that bag of potato chips? How about Michigan!
Michigan grows both table potatoes and Michigan potatoes for processing.
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Michigan Potato Facts
- Michigan is the nation’s leading producer of potatoes for potato chip processing
- Potatoes are Michigan’s second leading produce commodity
- Nearly 1.82 billion pounds of potatoes are harvested annually in Michigan, generating $182.4 million in sales
- Montcalm is the single largest potato production county in Michigan
Nutrition
- Potatoes are fat-free, rich in potassium and an excellent source of fiber
- Potatoes contain half of the daily requirement of vitamin C