A plate of hot and sour potato shreds is probably the favorite of many people, but can they be eaten after sprouting? Potatoes are delicious but not suitable for preservation, and sprout easily, so the potatoes bought home must be placed in a cool and dry ventilated place to avoid direct sunlight.
Potatoes sprout and cannot be eaten.
In order to resist the invasion of pests, potatoes will produce some toxic substances to protect themselves, including solanine. The content of solanine in normal potato tubers is very low, but once it starts to sprout and turn green, a large amount of solanine will be generated, which is beyond the range of safe consumption. So eating sprouted potatoes can easily lead to food poisoning.
It's a pity that potatoes will be thrown away if they germinate, so we can eat them selectively. When the potatoes just sprout and the buds are not growing well, you can dig out one piece of the buds and the bud holes, and the rest can be eaten, because at this time, the toxins are still concentrated in the bud holes and nearby parts, and the toxins have not expanded. Although after the above treatment, some toxins will remain. During the processing, the buds and roots should be dug out, peeled and soaked in water for half an hour before processing and eating. This kind of potato is not suitable for fried silk or chips. It can be braised, stewed or boiled. Because solanine is easy to decompose when meeting with acid, you can add some vinegar when cooking.
Can potatoes be eaten when they sprout
If the potato is just sprouting, solanine is mainly distributed on the surface near the potato bud. At this time, dig out the bud and cut off the thick layer around, and the rest can be eaten. But in fact, many people can't judge the germination degree of potatoes, and don't know how much to cut. So for the sake of safety, it's better not to eat sprouted potatoes.
What's the harm of eating sprouted potatoes
There is a large amount of solanine in germinated potatoes. Eating a small amount of solanine has no obvious harm to human body, but if you eat more than 200 mg of solanine (about half two germinated potatoes) at a time, you may get sick. The incubation period of solanine in human body is tens of minutes to several hours. The symptoms of solanine are itchy throat, burning sensation, gastroenteritis and hemolytic jaundice.