Green potatoes

Several of our potatoes have been quite green. I know they should probably have been earthed up but
OH isn't always able to do everything.

Anyway he digs them up and says it doesn't hurt to eat them - but I have always been told you should
dispose of them as they are 'poisonous' so I throw them away.

Are they ok to eat or not?

 

Deffo not OK!

See this >
http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/publication/naturaltoxins.pdf

 

Here is an extract from one of the many websites offering advice on green potatoes, in short DO NOT EAT THEM


"Green potatoes may cause food poisoning and since some of the symptoms are similar to gastroenteritis it is possible that some undiagnosed cases of gastroenteritis have been caused by eating green potatoes.
Human and livestock deaths have been recorded as a result of the consumption of greened or damaged potatoes with very high glycoalkaloid levels. It should be noted that glycoalkaloids are not destroyed by cooking processes, even by frying in hot oil. Consequently potatoes with pronounced greening or with signs of damage should not be eaten.
It is advisable that green or damaged potatoes are avoided by pregnant women or women who are likely to become pregnant, as there is some evidence of possible foetal damage or loss of the foetus from glycoalkaloid poisoning in animals."

 

Thanks Dave - that confirms whatI thought and I will throw away all potatoes
with green on them whatever OH says!

and alex-adam
- thanks for that interesting extract -


I will now sort out my potatoes! :D