Drew to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoThere is no such thing as a vegetablesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down121
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minus-squarelime!linkfedilinkEnglish9•1 month agoit’s also poisonous! potatoes are related to deadly nightshade, but much less potent. cooking them makes the glycoalcaloids break down.
minus-square@epicstove@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoIsn’t tomatoes that are related to Nightshade and that’s why they were considered poisonous for so long? Potatoes have a flower that’s poisonous so people initially avoided eating any part of the plant but fed potatoes to livestock.
minus-square@stratoscaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-1•1 month agoNo they are not, that is a wives tale.
minus-squarelime!linkfedilinkEnglish9•1 month 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-square@null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoMost things are toxic, it’s the dose that makes it harmful.
it’s also poisonous! potatoes are related to deadly nightshade, but much less potent. cooking them makes the glycoalcaloids break down.
Isn’t tomatoes that are related to Nightshade and that’s why they were considered poisonous for so long?
Potatoes have a flower that’s poisonous so people initially avoided eating any part of the plant but fed potatoes to livestock.
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.
Most things are toxic, it’s the dose that makes it harmful.