Potatoes are vegetables that people often eat. They usually don't cause poisoning. But after a long time, green buds grow on the surface of potatoes. Some people feel it's a pity to throw them away. They cook according to the commonly used sprouted potatoes, but this is very dangerous.
Because sprouting potatoes will produce a lot of solanine, also known as solanine. This is a highly toxic substance. This toxin not only exists in the surface layer of potatoes, but also in its buds, bud eyes, bud roots and green places.
Sometimes when we eat potatoes, the numbness on our tongue is due to the fact that potatoes contain solanine. The content of solanine in the bud is 50% ~ 60% higher than that in the potato. If people eat potatoes containing solanine, they will be poisoned: first, they feel itching in their throat and mouth, upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. If the symptoms are mild, they can heal themselves 1 ~ 2 hours after stopping eating; In severe cases, repeated vomiting may cause water loss, high fever, dyspnea, mydriasis, coma and convulsion, and in severe cases, poisoning and death. Therefore, when eating potatoes with long buds, you should pay attention to:
1. Be sure to dig out the bud hole completely, and dig some near the bud hole. When the potato is green, the potato skin contains a lot of solanine, and the skin must be peeled.
2. When cooking with potatoes, add some vinegar appropriately. Vinegar can decompose solanine.