Is the sugar in potatoes bad for you?

Answer 1

Potatoes do not contain sugar. They do, however, contain a very large amount of carbohydrate which hits your blood stream quickly and is then converted to sugar. That fact is why potatoes rank very high on the Glycemic Index, a tool used to rank foods for such things as Diabetes, weight loss, or optimum health.

For those who are diabetic, you can study that table if you want to find good ways of managing your blood sugar without taking insulin.

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No there is not any suger in potatoes
Depends what you mean by sugar. Seems like a straight forward word but in chemistry there are many sugars. Potatoes contain polysaccharides which are sugars. As soon as you put the potato in your mouth you convert the polysaccharide to glucose which is the simplest sugar. The enzyme amylase in your saliva converts the polysaccharide to to glucose.
Yes potato chips contain sugar. If you add Benedicts solution to potato chips, then it will turn brick red, because it has sugar within it.
Yes, in a form of starch.

Answer 2

One 7 ounce potato with skin contains 2.6 grams of sugar with a total of 33 grams of carbohydrates.

One small Russet potato, about 2 inches in diameter or 4.9 ounces, contains 1.5 grams of sugar with a total of 29.6 grams of carbohydrates.

One small Red Potato, about 2 inches in diameter or 4.9 ounces, contains 2.0 grams of sugar with a total of 27 grams of carbohydrates.

Answer 3

Not really, unless there is a large amount of sugar, then yes. Too much of anything is a bad thing.

Answer 4

no, the sugars found in a apple are actually very good for you. With out the natural sugars found in fruits and vegetables you could become seriously ill.

Answer 5

Generally fried foods should not constitute a major proportion of your diet, whether they are sweet potatoes or not. However everything is fine in moderation.