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Yes, the potato is considered a root vegetable.
Botanically, that is the correct classification. However, nutritionally, they are classified as a starchy food and typically would not count towards any minimum serving of vegetables in a day.
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Why is the onion a 'vegetable' but the potato is not?
the potato is also a vegetable.
Is a potato half starch and half vegetable?
A potato is a vegetable that has a lot of starch in it.
What is a sweet potato like vegetable?
A potato?
Does Idaho have an official vegetable?
Idaho is known for its potato crops.
Is potaoes a vegetable?
Yes, a potato is a starchy vegetable.
Is potato vegetable or a carbohydrate on the food pyramid?
yes they are actually good protein
Is a potato a vegatable?
Yes it is a vegetable. It is also called a tuber.
What vegetable is brown?
A potato.
Why is a potato a fruit?
What a potato ain't a fruit, it's a vegetable!
Is french fries a grain?
A potato is a root vegetable, not a grain.
What is a sweet patato?
A sweet potato is a vegetable. Sweet potato's are considered to be a root vegetable because it grows underground. The sweet potato is pinkish orange in color.
What is the most versatile vegetable?
Answer: the potato.
