Mashed potatos Illustration and Icon

Mashed potatos: An illustration of a smooth, pale puree served in a bowl with a small green herb garnish, depicting a common cooked plant-based dish. In biological hierarchy, the food originates from the tuber organ of the plant Solanum tuberosum (potato), whose parenchyma tissue contains starch granules that gelatinize during boiling and mashing. Within botany, food science, and nutrition, this preparation represents a carbohydrate-rich meal component that provides energy via starch polymers (amylose and amylopectin). The entity depicted is a prepared food derived from a plant organ (tuber) and presented in tableware at the point of serving. The site is an ex vivo culinary context rather than an anatomical location. The species is Solanum tuberosum (potato; common name: potato). No human subjects are shown.