A cup of microwaved potato can have varying calorie counts depending on whether the skin is included and if salt is added.
Here's a breakdown:
* With skin, without salt: A single microwaved potato (cooked in its skin, flesh and skin, without salt) contains about 212 calories. This serving also provides around 4.9 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat, and 49 grams of carbohydrates.
* Flesh only, without salt: A 78-gram serving (approximately 1/2 cup) of microwaved potato flesh (cooked in skin, without salt) contains 78 calories. This serving has about 1.6 grams of protein, 0.1 grams of fat, and 18 grams of carbohydrates.
For comparison, a 1-cup baked potato generally contains around 182 calories.