Is the green tinge right on and under the skin of a potato poisonous?

Question

We were making potato salad and there was a slight green tinge under the peeled potato skin. My wife says that it is poisonous and it is caused by the potato being exposed to sunlight. I don't have a clue if this is correct or an old legend.

Answer 1

♥ ♥ from the sun, not poisonous, just peel it away ♥ ♥

Answer 2

Potatoes Green Tinge

Answer 3

She's right - in a way - it's not poisonous - but it is best to remove it before consuming.

Potatoes are grown across the United States and are available year round. Store potatoes in a cool, dry place. Sunlight can cause the skin to turn green; if this occurs the skin must then be peeled off before consuming. Most of the nutrients are contained right below the skin, so avoid peeling when possible.

Answer 4

Yes. Potato is part of the Deadly Nightshade poisons. You must cut all the green away from the potato - don't throw the whole thing out just cut it away. You will end up with a smaller spud but you won't get ill. It is annoying to find the green tinge but very very hard to see when buying potatoes.

Answer 5

What causes potatoes to turn green? The answer is a bitter-tasting chemical called solanine. Solanine is produced when the potatoes are exposed to sunlight. Even fluorescent lighting at the supermarket can make them turn green.

As potato plants grow, we hill them by pulling up additional soil around the plant. This enables the tubers to develop and expand, and prevents them from poking through the soil and turning green from the sun. Heavy rains can uncover potatoes near the surface, so it's a good idea to check your potato crop after a storm.

Solanine is toxic if consumed in large quantities, so cut away and discard any green portions of potato before you cook with them. When storing potatoes, be sure to keep them in a place where they won't be exposed to light.

Answer 6

No the skin of the potato and it's underlying color are not posionous that is the result of the 'photothintisis'(spelled improperly) process the potato uses in it's growth, the skin is the most benificial part of the potato it contain's more vitamin's by far than if it was peeled, now however the leaves of the plant are toxic the part that is above ground so don't eat them their not sold in grocery store's anyway's and unless you grow them yourself you won't be in contact with then and don't worry about them the process used to harvest them eliminates that from happening they grow below ground and are part of the tuber family and origanaly came from south america and introduced to the europeans when christofer colombus came back from the america's her actualy discovered the cuban island's not north america and introduced many other plant's we take for granted like tabacco ,So eat them spud's and tomatos also are not posionous though they where thought to be back in the 18th century

Answer 7

I dont think this is true because I made potato wedges with potatoes that had the same greenish tinge and I didnt get sick at all. You should be fine unless it looks like an actual fungus growing on the potato. Good luck.

Answer 8

.That is not poison


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Answer 9

yes, peel it off completely befpre using the potato

Answer 10

No. its OK. It just means the potato got a little frost, I think.