DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-996-9-0054

BRAMBORY V ČESKU, ZDRAVÁ POTRAVINA BUDOUCNOSTI / POTATOES IN CZECHIA, A HEALTHY FOOD FOR FUTURE

Jaroslav Čepl¹

¹ Výzkumný ústav bramborářský Havlíčkův Brod, s.r.o.

Potatoes are especially an important and healthy food, but in general they have an essential effect on food safety. In the historical context potatoes also interfere in the field of politics, economy and culture in the world. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries potatoes fulfilled an important function as a cheap, available and quality food that enabled rural to urban migration and industry development. In the present and in the future it could further fulfil the role as a mean against misery and poverty in the developing world. The nutritional value of potatoes is not yet fully appreciated, potatoes are an important source of basic food components, they contain vitamins, minerals, quality proteins, antioxidants and other nutritional substances. The paper also present the current state of potato growing in the Czech Republic (development of areas, average yields and per capita consumption) and in the world.

Keywords: potatoes, nutritional value, growing in the Czech Republic and in the world, historical importance

pages: 54-58, online: 2024