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That’s an urban legend, most of what you lose in the skin is fiber. The skin and the interior of the tuber both contain all your micronutrients

https://potatogoodness.com/potato-nutrition-in-skin-vs-flesh/

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Cooking potatoes with skin is still somewhat more nutritious than cooking them without (unless you’re keeping the water for something else, some use it for stuff like pasta)

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Totally! Fiber is good for you.

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Tastier, too, IMO

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