Potatoes - the perfect plant for astronauts

In our country potatoes - a very popular and common throughout the food. But it is believed that the potato loses much in comparison with the green: it contains starch, quite soft and is not rich in antioxidants. However, NASA said that potatoes can become one of the most important products during space travel.

According to their tests, potato - the perfect plant for astronauts, it can bring on a long-haul flights like the flight to Mars. Potatoes can be grown on board the spacecraft and use both for food and for the conversion of carbon dioxide into oxygen.

A curious fact: for one astronaut food must be the same number of plants, and to allocate sufficient for one person air volume.

via factroom.ru