The harm of sprouting potatoes? How to store potatoes will not germinate
Potato is the most common dish. Buying a few at home is also a regular thing. The bought potatoes, whether in a cool place, or "put on" plastic wrap, are stored in the refrigerator and germinate within a few days, right? Sprouted potatoes, in addition to growing horrible, can also produce toxins. After eating, some people will experience dizziness and abdominal pain.
What are the hazards of eating sprouted potatoes?
Potato sprouts produce a toxin known as solanine (also called solanine). Potatoes of good quality contain only 10 mg of solanine per 100 g, while solanine, which turns green, sprouts and rots, can be increased by 50 times or more. Eating a very small amount of solanine does not necessarily have a detrimental effect on the human body, but if you eat 200 mg solanine at a time (a half or two of the potatoes that have turned green and germinated) can develop after 15 minutes to 3 hours. The earliest symptoms were itching in the mouth and throat, pain in the upper abdomen, and nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. Symptoms were mild. After 1 to 2 hours, they would be cured by their own detoxification function. 400 mg or more of solanine, the symptoms will be very serious, manifested as increased body temperature and repeated vomiting caused by dehydration, and pupil dilation, photophobia, tinnitus, convulsions, difficulty breathing, blood pressure drop, very few people can Died of respiratory palsy. Therefore, patients with heavier symptoms should be treated as soon as possible.
Must pay attention to the prevention of potato solanine poisoning.
Do not eat immature green potatoes
For those parts of the potatoes that have germinated and developed blue, and the rotting parts should be completely removed. If potatoes have a large area of ​​blue hair and there are many germinating parts, they should be thrown away.
The peeled potatoes are cut into small pieces and soaked in cold water for more than half an hour to dissolve the remaining solanine in water.
The use of solanine has a weak alkaline character, when adding potatoes when the amount of rice vinegar, the use of vinegar to break down the role of solanine, can play a role in detoxification.
Cooking potatoes must be burned and burned thoroughly, and long-term high temperatures are used to partially degrade solanine.
If the mouth feels a bit numb when eating potatoes, it shows that the potato also contains more solanine, should immediately stop eating to prevent poisoning.
It has been reported that if pregnant women eat too much solanine, it may cause fetal abnormalities, so pregnant women should be especially careful.
How to store potatoes without sprouting
Potato is the most common dish. Buying a few at home is also a regular thing.
The bought potatoes, whether in a cool place, or "put on" plastic wrap, are stored in the refrigerator and germinate within a few days, right?
Sprouted potatoes, in addition to growing horrible, can also produce toxins. After eating, some people will experience dizziness and abdominal pain.
Find a good friend for potatoes! Putting an apple in the bag containing potatoes, the "potatoes" can't grow "hair". (Normally 10 potatoes or less, put an apple on it.)
Why shouldn't apple potatoes be sprouted?
Because Apple emits something called "ethylene gas," which can slow down the "development" of potatoes. It's that simple!
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