Data on the weights, specific gravities and chemical compositions of potato (Solanum tuberosum) tubers for food processing from different areas of Hokkaido, Japan

Hiroaki Sato; Ryosuke Koizumi; Yozo Nakazawa; Masao Yamazaki; Ryuichi Itoyama; Megumi Ichisawa; Junko Negichi; Rui Sakuma; Tadasu Furusho; Yoshimasa Sagane; Katsumi Takano

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2017.03.009

Data on the weights, specific gravities and chemical compositions of potato (Solanum tuberosum) tubers for food processing from different areas of Hokkaido, Japan

Data Brief. 2017 Mar 9:11:601-605. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.03.009. eCollection 2017 Apr.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Food and Cosmetic Science, Faculty of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 196 Yasaka, Abashiri, Hokkaido 099-2493, Japan.
² Research Department, Research & Development Division, Calbee, Inc., 23-6 Kiyohara Kougyoudanchi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-3231, Japan.
³ Department of Nutrition, Junior College of Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, 156-8502 Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.

Abstract

This data article provides the weights, specific gravities and chemical compositions (moisture, protein, fat, ash, and carbohydrate) of potato tubers, for food processing use, from the Tokachi, Kamikawa and Abashiri areas of Hokkaido, Japan. Potato tubers of four cultivars ('Toyoshiro', 'Kitahime', 'Snowden' and 'Poroshiri') were employed in the current study. The weights and specific gravities of potato tubers from each cultivar, harvested from three areas, were measured, and those of near average weight and specific gravity from each group were analyzed for their chemical composition. In this article, weight, specific gravity, and chemical composition data are provided in tables.

Keywords: Chemical composition; Cultivar; Food processing; Potato; Specific gravity.