20 Potato Coloring Pages - Free!
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This basket full of potatoes turned out very nice, don't you think? Maybe it would have come out better with other materials, how would you have done it? Remember that you can choose the potato you like best and make it your own way.
After all, if we gathered the best potato coloring pages on the web, it was so that you could develop your creativity using them. What ideas do you have for coloring them? Paints? Watercolors?
There are also markers, pointillism is a very good technique. Although pens would give them a much more interesting texture. No matter which technique you decide to use, you just have to have fun.
Growing potatoes is a long process that takes time, which is why at Coloring Together we brought them to you already ready to color. In the gallery we have potato coloring pages, french fry drawings, and kawaii potato drawings. Which one would you like to start with?
We have a whole gallery for potatoes! That's right, if you've already finished coloring your drawing and want to share it with the world, then it's your chance. Just send us a photo and we'll gladly publish it in the gallery.
Ready to harvest the potatoes? They're all set, so we have to pull them out very carefully and then remove the dirt. If any potato has no color, then we have to color it, that way the harvesting process will be complete!
Potatoes coloring pages
Why color potatoes pictures?
Among vegetables, the potato is the one that provides the most calories, however, it's still a third of the calories that any cereal provides. Don't worry about whether it's fattening or not, because it has a ton of benefits for our body. Would you like to know more?
The potato is originally from South America. In the 16th century it began to spread across Europe and in a short time it became one of the main foods of humankind.
It's a vegetable rich in fiber and vitamin B6 that promotes cell renewal. Plus, it can fight cardiovascular diseases and lower blood pressure.
If you want to know more about the potato, then don't leave Coloring Together. By coloring the potato coloring pages you'll learn a whole lot more with the fun facts that go along with the coloring pages. That way you won't just have fun coloring, but you'll leave with new knowledge. Two for one!
Learn while coloring Potatoes
- There are around 4,000 varieties of potatoes, most of them found in the Andes of South America. So much variety!
- The total world production of the potato crop exceeds 300 million metric tons. Incredible!
- The potato is, among vegetables, the fourth when it comes to global cultivation. It's estimated that there are about 195,000 square kilometers of farmland dedicated to growing it.
- Of the tuber and root family, potatoes have the highest protein content.
- Spain is ranked as one of the main potato-consuming countries. It's estimated that a person consumes 90 kilos of potatoes per year.
- Potatoes can be planted at altitudes of up to about 4,700 meters above sea level. Incredible!
- The potato is a plant that has been cultivated for more than 8,000 years on the highland plateau located in southern Peru bordering Bolivia.
- The potato is called "papa" in Latin America, Andalusia, and the Canary Islands. But in some places, like in Spain, it's called "patata".
- When the potato arrived in Spain, people began to confuse it with the sweet potato, which is known as "batata". And because of their similarity, they began to call the potato "patata".
- In Spain there are about 30 native varieties of potatoes, but only in two territories do they have a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication).
- Horses shouldn't eat potatoes, since they contain toxins that are poisonous to them.
- The potato is so important that it even has its own day. Do you know which one it is? It's May 30 of each year and it's celebrated all over the world.
- Potatoes contain toxic compounds, such as solanine. But don't worry! Cooking at high temperatures eliminates part of these compounds.
- The first written reference to the potato appears in the book "History of the Discovery and Conquest of the Province of Peru".
- Between 1997 and 2007 potato cultivation in developing countries increased by 25%.
- Did you know that potatoes have a painting in their honor made by Vincent Van Gogh? It's called "The Potato Eaters", and it dates back to the year 1885.
- There's a whole center dedicated to the research of the potato, sweet potato, cassava, and other tubers. Do you know what it's called? The International Potato Center, or CIPOTATO (for its acronym in English).
- At first, the potato was considered a food for the poor, however, the potato played an important role in eliminating the cyclical famines in Europe.
- Global potato production is around 341 million tons, on 20 million hectares. Astonishing!
- China is the largest potato producer in the world. It produces between 66 and 71 million tons per year.
