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White skin and Red skin top quality potatoes are exported worldwide from Pakistan. Famous varieties are Mosica, Sante and Diamant.

In Pakistan potato is grown on an area of about 500,000 acres with a total production of roughly 4.0 million tonnes. Potato cultivation is strongly concentrated in Punjab, where currently over 95 percent of the potato production originates. Other regions with potato production include Gilgit, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Sindh.

A raw potato is 79% water, 17% carbohydrates (88% is starch), 2% protein, and contains negligible fat (see table). In a 100-gram (3 1⁄2-ounce) portion, raw potato provides 322 kilojoules (77 kilocalories) of food energy and is a rich source of vitamin B6 and vitamin C (23% and 24% of the Daily Value, respectively), with no other vitamins or minerals in significant amount. The potato is rarely eaten raw because raw potato starch is poorly digested by humans. When a potato is baked, its contents of vitamin B6 and vitamin C decline notably, while there is little significant change in the amount of other nutrients.