The objective of this work was to evaluate the reducing and total sugar content in potato tubers of selected germplasm of the Embrapa Clima Temperado breeding program. Eighteen cultivars and clones and two processing cultivars (Atlantic e Bintje, checks) were evaluated in this study. The experiment was carried out during de fall season of 1994, in Pelotas, RS. The reducing sugar concentration in the tubers of the 20 genotypes varied from 0,21% to 1,71%. The clone C-1582-25-90 and the cultivar Cerrito Alegre had lower reducing sugar content than the check cultivars, however, without, differing significantly from them. The other tested clones and cultivars also did not differ from ‘Atlantic’. These results indicate that in the Embrapa Clima Temperado germplasm there are genotypes with reducing sugar content similar to those used by the brazilian potato processing industry. However, none of them has low reducing sugar content. The total sugar content was lower in the tubers of Cristal and Macaca cultivars, and of C-1582-25-90 clone, without differing significantly from the checks.
Solanum tuberosum; quality; reducing sugars
