Solanum tuberosum L: Botanical, Phytochemical, Pharmacological and Nutritional Significance \- CORE

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• Potato peel is rich in fibre, zinc, iron, calcium and potassium along with B & C vitamins. Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a useful source of bioactive compounds. Apart from starch, crude fiber, vitamins, amino acids, and minerals, the tubers incorporate various phenolic compounds which constitute the bulk of natural antioxidants [11, 12]. These phenolics and amino acids present with anti-oxidant protection to- wards tissue damage, reactive oxygen species and diseases like atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, and cancer [9].
• These phenolics and amino acids present with anti-oxidant protection to- wards tissue damage, reactive oxygen species and diseases like atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, and cancer [9].