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Re:How Potatoes Evolved by foobar1962 on Sunday August 10, 2025 @05:22AM (#44853913)
I picked that up too. Awkward. I think they mean that 80% of all calories are provided by wheat, maize, rice, and potatoes.
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Re:How Potatoes Evolved by darth_aardvark on Sunday August 10, 2025 @09:06AM (#44854938)
Yeah, but that statement is basically information-free re: potatoes.

"Boiled squid liver is a popular food. Along with wheat, maize, rice, and potatoes, they make up 80% of all calories eaten by people worldwide."

is technically true, but doesn't tell you anything about boiled squid liver consumption.

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Re:How Potatoes Evolved by allturtles on Sunday August 10, 2025 @10:09AM (#44855298)
FWIW, the data I found puts potatoes at 1.7% of world calorie consumption [0], but also puts the sum of maize+wheat+rice+potatoes at closer to 50% than 80%.

[0]: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/most-important-staple-fo...

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Re:How Potatoes Evolved by throw310822 on Monday August 11, 2025 @01:35AM (#44861010)
I interpreted it as "they're part of the class of foods that, depending on the culture, can make up to 80% of the calories of each meal'.
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