spots on potatoes

[netjunky65]

Just picked a few potatoes out of garden and they have white spots on them(see pics), the inside looks normal

Does anyone know what these spots are? And should i peal them off before eating?

[butterfly]

The first pic they glitter, lol and look like they are full of quartz

Th bumps on them I don't think that will hurt anything
I eat the peelings when baked or just in the micro

Love them. Peelings are good for you

[OGrubber]

Looks like possibly scab, but I'm not sure. You could try lowering the soil ph for next years crop and compare.

The peels should be ok to eat.

[Sharon Bryson]

These look exactly like the potatoes we have harvested from a variety called 'Purple Chieftain'......I have griped at them a lot.
I think they are "butt-ugly"!
Perhaps they are naturally rather knobby, but also VERY prone to scab. Our soil is on the acid side with nary a drop of lime anywhere, so can't fathom the scabbiness.
I must do a bit of research.
Right now I would not consider growing this variety again.
Regular 'Chieftain' and 'Norland' (both nice red varieties) do not behave this way.
I think I was supposed to take pics, but didn't yet.