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Compare Yukon Gold vs Charlotte vs Nicola
Side-by-side: origin, year, region, uses, and trait descriptions — sourced from CIP, USDA, ICAR-CPRI, AHDB, and primary breeder catalogues.
Selected (3/4)
Shared attributes
All 3 used for boiling / salad
Classification
Iconic
Iconic
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Origin
Canada (1980)
France (1981)
Germany (1973)
Year released
1980
1981
1973
Region
North America
Western Europe
Western Europe
Best uses
All-purposeBoiling / SaladMashing
Boiling / Salad
Boiling / Salad
Description
Distinctive yellow flesh, buttery flavour. The most-recognised North American specialty variety.
Premium French waxy variety. Holds shape, prized for salads and Niçoise-style dishes.
Yellow-fleshed waxy salad variety. Widely grown across Germany, Netherlands, and Israel.
Methodology: Variety attributes aggregated from CIP Lima genebank, ICAR-CPRI catalogue, EU Common Catalogue, USDA PVPO, AHDB, NIAB, NAK Netherlands, Potato Pedigree Database, and primary breeder releases (CAAS, EARO, BARI, INTA, EMBRAPA, IHAR-PIB, VNIIKKH). Year fields populated only where the release date is well-documented across sources.