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What is potato poisoning?

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Solanum tuberosum poisoning. Potato plant poisoning occurs when someone eats the green tubers or new sprouts of the potato plant. This article is for information only. DO NOT use it to treat or manage an actual poison exposure.


What poisoning can you get from potatoes?

Nightshade is the term used to describe over 2,800 species of plants in the scientific family, Solanaceae. Eggplants, tomatoes, and some berries are common members of the nightshade family—many of them contain highly toxic alkaloids. That said, the potato is the most common cause of solanine poisoning in humans.

How do you remove solanine from potatoes?

CONSTITUTION: Solanin is removed from potatoes by dipping the potatoes in vinegar of 30-60 deg. C, containing 0.3-1.0 vol% of acetic acid, for 2-5 minutes.

How do I know if my potatoes have solanine?

But while you might not think twice about just cutting up a potato and cooking it, there's actually one important thing you should be paying attention to first: the color. Specifically, the color green. The presence of chlorophyll in a potato means that a glycoalkaloid poison named solanine is also present.

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