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Should I remove the sprouts and eyes from potatoes before eating?

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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.


Are potatoes okay to eat if they have sprouts?

The short answer is yes. Potatoes that have sprouted are still OK to eat, but only once you've removed the sprouts. Here's a guide on how to remove them, how to properly store potatoes and when it's not alright to eat them.

Should you remove potato eyes?

While most of the time the removal of the potato eyes is purely cosmetic, you should definitely remove the eyes if your potato has started to sprout in your pantry. Potatoes are a perennial from the nightshade family of plants, Solanaceae.

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