Drew@sopuli.xyz to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThere is no such thing as a vegetablesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square156linkfedilinkarrow-up1418arrow-down137
arrow-up1381arrow-down1imageThere is no such thing as a vegetablesopuli.xyzDrew@sopuli.xyz to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square156linkfedilink
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·17 hours 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-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agoMost things are toxic, it’s the dose that makes it harmful.
minus-squarestratoscaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours 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-up2·12 hours 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.
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.
Most things are toxic, it’s the dose that makes it harmful.
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.