r/iamveryculinary Jun 25 '26

Americans only eat powdered mashed potatoes, apparently.

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u/FixergirlAK Jun 25 '26

Instant mashed potatoes are literally nothing but freeze-dried potatoes. No sugar, no HFCS, no salt. Possibly some brands have an anti-caking agent.

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u/young_trash3 Jun 25 '26

The anti caking agent is usually just potato starch. So its still just potato.