The Lifecycle of A Smarter Potato

We do everything possible to plant and harvest the highest quality potatoes possible. Here’s the process each Smarter Potato goes through to prepare for your table:

Stage 1: Sprout Growth

Sprouts begin to develop from the eyes on the potato seed and grow upward from the soil

Stage 2: Root Growth

Leaves and branch stems begin to develop from nodes on the newly emerged sprouts. Roots and stolons, where the potato will eventually grow, develop below ground, and the process of photosynthesis begins.

Stage 3: Potato Formation

Potatoes slowly form at the stolon tips. Flowers also begin to bloom.

Stage 4: Potato Growth

The potatoes expand as water, carbohydrates, and other nutrients reach the potato.

Stage 5: Potato Matures

Potato plant vines turn yellow and begin losing leaves. Meanwhile, photosynthesis starts decreasing, potato growth slows down, and vines start to die. The potato then begins drying, and the potato skin sets.
Once the potato is harvested, here’s where our smart potatoes stand out from the rest. Our innovative process of farming techniques, including our Pure Wash System™, brings you a ProHealth Guaranteed product that’s guaranteed to taste great.

Washing

Each potato is washed using our Pure Wash System™, first with a high-pressure wash to knock off excess dirt, then an all-natural ozonation rinse to kill bacteria, and finally a freshwater ozone-concentrated rinse, leaving the potato looking clean.

Sorting

Once the potatoes are harvested, they are sorted based on size and quality. Potatoes that don’t pass our standards are fed to local dairy cows as “Cow Chow.”

Traveling

Our facilities are located in the middle of the US. This means each potato spends less time in our refrigerated trucks, ensuring freshness and reducing carbon emissions.

Eating

This is the best part. All you have to do is rinse, peel, and enjoy!
Next time you’re picking up a bag of Smarter Potato Company potatoes, think about the long journey these spuds made from our farms to your meals.