Many do. A few may not. Even though the ingredients may not list things other than potatoes, they often contain anti clumping ingredients, flavor enhancers like MSG and more. There is also the danger of cross contamination from other items packaged on the same lines. It is best to check with the manufacturer.
Manly instant mashed potatoes, who is owner of this slogan
I just made shepherd's pie w/instant mashed potatoes and they didn't retain their potato-like texture, turned into much :-/
instant mashed potatoes
Instant mashed potatoes, made per the package instructions are 1 point per 1/3 cup serving. Therefore, a cup of instant mashed potatoes is worth three Weight Watchers points.
Mashed potatoes come from the underground roots of plants. Farmers remove the potatoes from underground. Then, the potatoes are sold in stores and at farmer's markets. The potatoes are purchased, washed, peeled, sliced, cooked, and mashed with a potato masher or mixer. Also, instant mashed potatoes come from dried potatoes.
Mashed Potatoes do not contain any fat unless it comes mashed or it is a power mix, fat may be added. If you mash potatoes by yourself and don't add any butter or fatty foods, then obviously it will not contain fat.
Any type of mashed potatoes are starchy foods and high on the glycemic index, so they are not a good choice for anyone with diabetes.
That is 2 cups
mashed potatoes is made of a potato that farmers grow from a tiny seed in shallow soil. Then it is mashed up and butter and garlic is added.
Inventor of Instant Mashed Potatoes and the automatic apple pealer.
Potatoes alone do not contain gluten. Depending on what is added to make the "mashed potatoes" they should still be gluten-free eg. often milk and butter or margarine is added and this is gluten free. If for any reason a flour is added made from wheat barley rye or oats - this will then add gluten. NB: most hash-browns have a flour containing gluten added to make the exterior coating. (A corn flour or flour from maize is still gluten-free however).
I think we need some clarification here. Are you asking where mashed potatoes were invented? Or do you want to know where modern instant mashed potatoes are made? I don't know if we can definitively answer the first question, because mashed potatoes are so basic. Potatoes are native to the Americas. I don't know if the native peoples mashed their potatoes or cooked them in some other fashion, but I do know that potatoes weren't introduced to Europe until Europeans conquered the Americas. The people in South America had already domesticated the potato by then. It seems reasonable to suppose that they might have boiled their potatoes, and sometimes mashed them, but I don't know if there is any evidence to prove that they did.