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Is solanine toxic?

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Solanine is a toxic glycoalkaloid known to accumulate under certain conditions in potato plant, sprouts and tuber in levels which, if ingested, may cause poisoning in humans and farm animals.


What happens if you eat solanine?

If a person eats solanine it can cause headaches and nausea. Solanine is naturally present in all potatoes, generally in the upper one-eighth of the skin. It is a colorless alkaloid with a bitter taste. Usually, a person will not keep eating a bitter potato because of the taste.

How much solanine is toxic to humans?

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.

Is solanine destroyed by cooking tomatoes?

Control. Solanine is not removed by boiling, but it can be destroyed by frying. Solanine poisoning is uncommon as cooks and the public are aware of the problem and tend to avoid green potatoes, in any case, consumption of up to 5 g of green potato per kg body weight per day does not appear to cause acute illness.

How do I know if my potatoes have solanine?

But how do you know when solanine is present in a potato? The tuber is turning green. Though the green color that forms on the skin of a potato is actually chlorophyll, which isn't toxic at all (it's the plant's response to light exposure), the presence of chlorophyll indicates concentrations of solanine.

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