This dataset contains instrumental textural data by penetrometry, Quantitative descriptive analysis data generated using sensory trained panels and consumer testing data for boiled potato. The activities, which led to the production of this dataset, were conducted at CIP, Uganda and were assessed and approved by the CIRAD Ethics Committee (H2020 ethics self-assessment procedure). When relevant, samples were prepared according to good hygiene and manufacturing practices. When external participants were involved in an activity, they were priorly informed about the objective of the activity and explained that their participation was entirely voluntary, that they could stop the interview at any point and that their responses would be anonymous and securely stored by the research team for research purposes.