Green Potatoes

I know that raw green potatoes are toxic.

Lyn

The green part is toxic as it contains more solanine then the other part of the potato. Even the potato itself contains a very small amount of that toxin.

Gerard

The poisons in potatoes are aflatoxin and solanine. Solanine is concentrated in the eyes and skin of green potatoes, both can effect the nervous system.

Janar

When the potatoes grow under the ground, sometimes one will expose it's self. Cover this with dirt or the sun will burn it and that part will be green. Some say that part is toxic but I am still here. I eat them anyway possible. Raw, baked, fried, boiled and with the skins on. If the green sun burnt potato was toxic, I sure wouldn't be here now.

Clipper

I do not remember off the top of my head what the actual name of the poison is, but it seems to me that it is a derivative of arsenic. Basically, it is only harmful in large (and I mean large) quantities. There is nothing you can do to reduce its concentration in the potato. You can only do this by consuming greater amounts of other foods, like additional vegetables, or make sure that the green potatoes in your meal are minimal in comparison to the good ones.

Roger

Indeed, the potato like the tomato or cucumber is part of the nightshade family. If you eat enough of these plants you will get poisoned. There were four guys killed by eating five plates of mashed potatoes. These were biological potatoes, which have more solanine in themselves. This is why they are more resistant against decreases. So the point is, don't eat to much of these plants at once. Give your body and your liver a chance to clear the mess up.

Jeroen