Does refrigerating white potatoes turn the starch into sugar?
A refrigerator’s cool temperatures do encourage the starch in potatoes to become sugar. While this process makes potatoes darken and brown more easily during cooking, it doesn’t have a big impact on the vegetable’s nutritional value. It’s a good idea to store fresh potatoes away from sunlight in a cool (about 45 to 50 F) and dry spot.
A refrigerator’s cool temperatures do encourage the starch in potatoes to become sugar. While this process makes potatoes darken and brown more easily during cooking, it doesn’t have a big impact on the vegetable’s nutritional value. It’s a good idea to store fresh potatoes away from sunlight in a cool (about 45°F to 50°F), dry spot.
