Green potatoes are poisonous?

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It’s a myth yes?

Only I cooked stir fry but my tofu was frozen and then I threw in some leftovers and it was disgusting so I threw it in the bin in a rage. So I’m cooking some linda sausages and the only potato I have is a bit green.

Shall I just order a kebab and be done with it all?

Not a myth it the green colouring is chlorophyll which isn’t harmful but being green indicates the presence of solanine which could give you the squits

So go for the kebab 😂

It's not a myth, but it's not enough to make you ill.

Linda sausage stew? Beans instead of spuds?

It is true but I've never been ill from eating slightly green potatoes. It depends how green and how much you eat I guess.

Nope not a myth. They're toxic. You can cut the green bits away but if they're sprouting you need to chuck them.

It’s not a myth at all. It’s Friday though, so why not treat yourself to a takeaway!

What's linda sausages?

I want to know the answer. I will happily eat green potatos but my DW tells me that they are bad. I've eaten lots of them and as I am typing this I assume I am not dead.

Oh bollocks really? It’s only tinged green. Not fluorescent.

Linda McCartney sausages. The red onion ones. One of the few GF AND vegan easy freezer things in existence.

I would eat it.

I've eaten slightly sprouting ones too.

Green - not a myth. Definitely not good for you

Sprouting - not an issue

Oh it was sprouting too. I really need to do some shopping.

It tasted ok. I’ll report back if I die.

You won't die
but stay near your toilet in a couple of hours

I have eaten sprouting potatoes many many times to no apparent ill effect, as well as those tinged a bit green.

It's not a myth, but you need to eat quite a few for it to have much effect.

Dear God, my potatoes start sprouting before they reach their use by dates (yes, even in a dark cupboard). There's no way I'm throwing them all away.

Not a myth.

Not surprising when you know Potatoes (and tomatoes) are part of the Solanum family which includes deadly nightshade and henbane.

Nom nom

Knowing that^ has never stopped me eating slightly green and sprouting spuds BTW.

Not a myth green potatoes contain glycoalkoloids which are toxic.

Sorry family is Solanaceae before the botany pedants jump on me.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland, who sound like a reliable source, suggest that peeling them with extreme prejudice should help.
www.fsai.ie/faq/green_potatoes.html

Blimey, I had no idea. Not only have I been happily eating green sprouting potatoes, I've been feeding them to my family for years too No one has been ill because of it afaik.