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Potatoes

Our first product. Five varieties grown in Bangladesh, grouped by how buyers use them.

Table and fresh market

For wholesale, retail and kitchens.

Diamant

BARI Alu-7

Widely grown across Bangladesh. A high-yielding, heat-tolerant table potato that also fries well.

Skin: Yellow, smooth
Flesh: Light yellow
Shape: Oval, medium to large
Best for: Table use; also home-style fries
Grown in: Bangladesh

Technical characteristics

Maturity: Early maincrop; 90–95 days in Bangladesh
Dry matter: About 23%
Eyes: Shallow
Cooking type: Rather floury
Dormancy: Quite short; 50–60 days in Bangladesh
Frying: Good for fries; average for crisps
Growing: Good heat tolerance
Bred in: The Netherlands
In Bangladesh: Released by BARI as BARI Alu-7 (1993)

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Granola

BARI Alu-13

A dependable all-round table potato. Its very long dormancy helps it hold well in storage.

Skin: White to yellow
Flesh: Light yellow
Shape: Oval to round
Best for: Table and fresh market
Grown in: Bangladesh

Technical characteristics

Maturity: Medium to late
Dry matter: Medium to high
Eyes: Shallow to medium
Cooking type: Fairly firm, multi-purpose
Dormancy: Very long
Handling: Resistant to very resistant to external damage
Frying: Not suited to crisps or French fries
Bred in: Germany
In Bangladesh: Released by BARI as BARI Alu-13 (1994)

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Cardinal

BARI Alu-8

A red-skinned table potato with light yellow flesh, for markets that prefer red potatoes.

Skin: Red, smooth
Flesh: Light yellow
Shape: Oval, sometimes long-oval
Best for: Table and fresh market
Grown in: Bangladesh

Technical characteristics

Maturity: Medium to medium-late
Dry matter: Medium to high
Eyes: Shallow
Size: Medium
Handling: Resistant to external damage
After cooking: Little to no blackening
Bred in: The Netherlands
In Bangladesh: Released by BARI as BARI Alu-8 (1993)

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French fries

High dry matter for frying.

Diamant is also rated good for fries. See Diamant

Asterix

BARI Alu-25

A red-skinned processing variety with high dry matter, best known for French fries.

Skin: Red, smooth to intermediate
Flesh: Light yellow
Shape: Oval to long
Best for: French fries; also table use
Grown in: Bangladesh

Technical characteristics

Maturity: Medium to late
Dry matter: High to very high
Eyes: Shallow to medium
Cooking type: Fairly firm, multi-purpose
Frying colour: Pale
Dormancy: Medium
Handling: High resistance to bruising and external damage
Bred in: The Netherlands
In Bangladesh: Released by BARI as BARI Alu-25 (2005)

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Crisps

Pale fry colour for chips.

Lady Rosetta

BARI Alu-28

A round, red-skinned chipping variety. Its high dry matter and pale fry colour suit crisp production.

Skin: Red
Flesh: Light yellow
Shape: Round, uniform
Best for: Crisps (potato chips)
Grown in: Bangladesh

Technical characteristics

Maturity: Medium
Dry matter: High
Eyes: Shallow to medium
Cooking type: Floury to fairly firm
Frying colour: Very pale to pale
Dormancy: Medium to long
Frying: Not suited to French fries
Bred in: The Netherlands
In Bangladesh: Released by BARI as BARI Alu-28 (2008)

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Compare all five varieties

Variety	Best for	Skin	Flesh	Shape	Maturity	Dry matter
DiamantBARI Alu-7	Table use; also home-style fries	Yellow, smooth	Light yellow	Oval, medium to large	Early maincrop; 90–95 days in Bangladesh	About 23%
GranolaBARI Alu-13	Table and fresh market	White to yellow	Light yellow	Oval to round	Medium to late	Medium to high
CardinalBARI Alu-8	Table and fresh market	Red, smooth	Light yellow	Oval, sometimes long-oval	Medium to medium-late	Medium to high
AsterixBARI Alu-25	French fries; also table use	Red, smooth to intermediate	Light yellow	Oval to long	Medium to late	High to very high
Lady RosettaBARI Alu-28	Crisps (potato chips)	Red	Light yellow	Round, uniform	Medium	High

Packing and specification

Typical specification. Your quotation confirms the final details.

Size range: 40–200 g · 45–75 mm
Grading: Sorted and graded to your specification
Packing: Mesh bags, 10 / 25 / 50 kg; jute bags on request
Container load: Around 25 t per container, depending on packing
Origin: Bangladesh preferred; other origins case by case
Season: Harvest-fresh or cold-stored, depending on the time of year

Crop timing in Bangladesh: see the crop season.

Characteristics: European Cultivated Potato Database (Granola, Cardinal, Asterix, Lady Rosetta); Agrico (Diamant); BARI variety descriptions (Bangladesh release names, crop duration, dormancy). Characteristics vary with season, growing conditions and storage. Images are illustrative.

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