2006-10-15 11:12:02 · 9 answers · asked by me 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It would be ok to eat if you remove the green part.......
The greenish hue is actually chlorophyll, but it is also an indicator that an alkaloid, called solanine, may be present under the skin of the potato. Solanine develops in potatoes when they are stored in the presence of light (which also encourages chlorophyll formation) and either at very cold or quite warm temperatures. It is toxic, however it would take a very large number of green potatoes to make you ill. This apllies to the green sprouts and skin.
Since solanine collects just under the skin, it is safe to peel away the skin and a thin layer of white flesh before you cook the potato. Cooking at high temperatures (over 170 °C or 340 °F) partly destroys these.Believe it or not, potatoes are part of the deadly nightshade family. While it can make someone ill, its also poisonious to dogs .
2006-10-15 11:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT EVER EAT THE GREEN PARTS OF A POTATO. It is poisonous. OK you need to eat loads of them but it is poisonous just the same. Peel your spuds and cut that part out - the rest is OK.
2006-10-15 11:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by john b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just did research on e coli and other food poisons as my son just died and one of his complications was food poison it is said by doctors that you should never eat any green that is on a potato always cut all of it off because it is very poison potato roots and eyes are also poison and if you bake potatoes in foil and leave them sitting for too long they grow spores that you cant see and those are very poisonous
2006-10-16 03:14:57 · answer #3 · answered by angel afraid and sad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 15:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The green bit is poisonous and should not be eaten. It is particularly dangerous to pregnant women.
2006-10-15 11:49:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it is just a discoloration from being exposed to the sun, which means whomever planted them, didn't put keep the dirt up around the plant while it was growing.
2006-10-15 11:18:54 · answer #6 · answered by pnybt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just cut any part off that is green or black, after all they are nightshades' which are poisonous if you boil it and it turns black, do not eat it.
2006-10-15 12:13:36 · answer #7 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the green areas should be removed, though it would take a lot to make you sick.
2006-10-15 16:21:13 · answer #8 · answered by Crissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, don't eat it.
2006-10-15 11:29:23 · answer #9 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋