Drew@sopuli.xyz to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoThere is no such thing as a vegetablesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down138
arrow-up1383arrow-down1imageThere is no such thing as a vegetablesopuli.xyzDrew@sopuli.xyz to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squarestratoscaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down8·9 months agoNo they are not, that is a wives tale.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoit’s not. they do contain glycoalcaloids, which are toxic. however, unless the skin has been exposed to sunlight during growth the concentration tends to be low.
minus-squarestratoscaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoRight, my knowledge was that the rest of the plant was poisonous, not the potato itself. But obviously once it starts sprouting it’ll become poisonous. I guess you’re right on a technicality fair enough lolll Thanks
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agono the tuber is also toxic when raw. it’s just not very toxic. eat a few hundred grams though and you will have moderate issues.
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoMost things are toxic, it’s the dose that makes it harmful.
No they are not, that is a wives tale.
it’s not. they do contain glycoalcaloids, which are toxic. however, unless the skin has been exposed to sunlight during growth the concentration tends to be low.
Right, my knowledge was that the rest of the plant was poisonous, not the potato itself. But obviously once it starts sprouting it’ll become poisonous.
I guess you’re right on a technicality fair enough lolll
Thanks
no the tuber is also toxic when raw. it’s just not very toxic. eat a few hundred grams though and you will have moderate issues.
Most things are toxic, it’s the dose that makes it harmful.