A recent study suggested that a 16-oz (450-gram) fully green potato is enough to make a small adult ill.
How many green potatoes do you have to eat to get sick?
According to a recent report by Alexander Pavlista, a professor of agronomy and horticulture at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, a 100-pound person would have to eat about 16 ounces of a fully green potato to get sick.
Can one green potato make you sick?
Solanine is naturally present in all potatoes, generally in the upper one-eighth of the skin. ... However, if they were to eat a large amount of green potato they might get solanine poisoning. When solanine levels in a potato are greater than 0.1% the vegetable is not suitable for eating and could make a person sick.
Is it dangerous to eat slightly green potatoes?
Green potatoes should be taken seriously. Although the green color itself is not harmful, it may indicate the presence of a toxin called solanine. Peeling green potatoes can help reduce solanine levels, but once a potato has turned green, it's best to throw it away.
How much solanine is toxic?
Ingestion of solanine in moderate amounts can cause death. One study suggests that doses of 2 to 5 mg/kg of body weight can cause toxic symptoms, and doses of 3 to 6 mg/kg of body weight can be fatal.
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