Food 'Urban Myths'

[PeteXXX]

Not sure if it's an urban myth or not...
Will eating potatoes that have a bit of green on them kill me?

 

[Keith Oates]

I've never heard of that one.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[welsh dragon]

No. The green bit is actually chorlphyll, so it won't harm you at all. Its a myth. ive probably spelt it wrong. The spelling brigade will put it right.

 

[PeteXXX]

Well, my mum told me, and her mum told her, that it'll poison me!


And all these years I've avoided them..

 

[Moon bunny]

The potato one has a grain of truth, the green is actually chlorophyll, harmless enough, but tubers that have been exposed to light enough to develop chlorophyll also develop solanine, which is poisonous, but unless you eat a lot of green potatoes the amount in the skin will not harm you, but any with eyes that have sprouted should be discarded.

 

[Mrs M]

I think it's the purple bits that are poisonous
Unless it's a special purple spud.

 

[Haitch]

The potato — or, rather, green versions of it — contains a natural toxin called solanine. The greenish hue that should warn you away from such spuds is actually chlorophyll, but its presence indicates concentrations of solanine are present in the tuber.

A glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade, solanine is a nerve toxin produced in the green part of the potato (the leaves, the stem, and any green spots on the skin). This bitter poisonous crystalline alkaloid is part of the plant's defences against insects, disease, and predators. Potato leaves and stems are naturally high in glycoalkaloids, so ingestion of these parts of the plant must be avoided at all costs.

Solanine develops in potatoes when spuds are subjected to light or either very cold or warm temperatures. It interferes with the body's ability to use a particular chemical that facilitates the transmission of impulses between cells. Ingested in large enough amounts, it can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches, and even paralysis of the central nervous system.

 

[PeteXXX]

The potato one has a grain of truth, the green is actually chlorophyll, harmless enough, but tubers that have been exposed to light enough to develop chlorophyll also develop solanine, which is poisonous, but unless you eat a lot of green potatoes the amount in the skin will not harm you, but any with eyes that have sprouted should be discarded.

But I just ping the bits off if they've chitted!
I'm doomed......

 

[Andy_R]

Chips are good for you. Especially if eaten in a sandwich

with garlic mayo

 

[vernon]

Chips are good for you. Especially if eaten in a sandwich

I fancy a pie and chips sandwich.

 

[PeteXXX]

I fancy a pie and chips sandwich.

Oink.....

 

[coffeejo]

I'm suddenly hungry.

 

[Easytigers]

I heard that if you have a wart, all you need to do is rub it with bacon and then bury the bacon in the garden and it'll go (the wart that is!). My nan used to swear by it. Not sure how it works...I like bacon too much so have never wanted to waste it

 

[ScotiaLass]

Not recommended for pregnant ladies, otherwise, go for it!

 

[classic33]

But I just ping the bits off if they've chitted!
I'm doomed......

Have some of this!