Although sprouts may look unappealing, recently sprouted potatoes are still safe to eat as long as you remove the sprouts. You can do so by simply snapping them off with your fingers. You shouldn't eat the sprouts because they contain solanine, chaconine, and other toxic glycoalkaloids.
Can you eat potatoes with small sprouts?
By Leah Brickley for Food Network Kitchen The short answer is yes. Potatoes that have sprouted are still OK to eat, but only once you've removed the sprouts.
Can you cook potatoes with sprouts?
Green spots and sprouts contain more toxins than the potato itself, according to Kim. “These toxins cannot be destroyed by cooking but eliminated by removing” the green or sprouted portions before cooking, Kim says. Keep in mind that you would have to consume large amounts of these toxins to experience ill effects.
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