Bintje /ˈbɪntʃə/ is a middle-early ripening potato variety bred in the Netherlands by the Frisian schoolmaster K.L.

[2] Bintje plants are medium-sized and erect, with purplish stems, dark green leaves and white flowers.

Bintje is sterile, which prevents improvements in disease resistance through breeding.

A mechanism to overcome sterility has recently allowed for breeding-based genetic improvements in disease resistance and potato tuber coloration.

In 1898 the Society asked him to organize a testing ground for growing potatoes, which he managed for 25 years.

The Bintje has been the most important potato on Dutch menus for a long time.