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What Type of Potatoes Are Best for French Fries?

Potato is a kind of crop, which is greatly affected by the local temperature and climate. So need to select suitable potato varieties according to local actual conditions. What type potatoes are best for French fries production line? Different varieties of potatoes have different market prospects and uses. According to different needs, there are fresh food type, processing type (starch processing, fries and potato chips processing), and health care type. Different types are different and can be selected as required.
Shepody is Best Potato for French Fries
Because it is not difficult for potatoes to cross between related species, and tuber can be used for asexual propagation to keep the stability of transmissibility, the potato varieties are hybrids in the hospital. The name of the most suitable potato for French fries is Shepody. French fries in fast food restaurants and potato chips in supermarkets are produced on a large scale in factories. Shepody with good potato shape and shallow bud eyes is easy to peel in production, and the hollows and scars rarely appear in the French fries and potato chips production.
 
Shepody, Canadian variety, medium maturity, about 100 days of fertility. Potato-shaped long oval, white skin, white meat, with smooth skin. The dry matter is 19-21%, and the content of reducing sugar is low. It is especially suitable for deep-fried French fries processing. It is an ideal variety for potato fries processing.
 
Shepody is suitable for planting in areas with good cultivation conditions. The average yield per mu is 1600 kg, and the maximum can reach more than 3000 kg. The variety is susceptible to degradation and sensitive to late blight. Therefore, planting density must not be too high, and care must be taken to prevent late blight. Planting potatoes should be virus-free seeding. The density is preferably 2800-3500 plants /mu. Strengthen the management of fertilizer and water during the growth period, and cultivate the soil in several stages during the period of potato block formation and expansion.
 
The colored potatoes are popular now! The selling price is higher, and the economic benefits are better! So the Shepody is best for French fries production.
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