▲ 402 ▼ There is no such thing as a vegetable (sopuli.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 174 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] stratoscaster@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) No they are not, that is a wives tale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] stratoscaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Right, my knowledge was that the rest of the plant was poisonous, not the potato itself. But obviously once it starts sprouting it'll become poisonous. I guess you're right on a technicality fair enough lolll Thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 year ago no the tuber is also toxic when raw. it's just not very toxic. eat a few hundred grams though and you will have moderate issues. permalink fedilink source parent [–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago Most things are toxic, it's the dose that makes it harmful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] stratoscaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Right, my knowledge was that the rest of the plant was poisonous, not the potato itself. But obviously once it starts sprouting it'll become poisonous. I guess you're right on a technicality fair enough lolll Thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 year ago no the tuber is also toxic when raw. it's just not very toxic. eat a few hundred grams though and you will have moderate issues. permalink fedilink source parent [–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago Most things are toxic, it's the dose that makes it harmful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stratoscaster@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Right, my knowledge was that the rest of the plant was poisonous, not the potato itself. But obviously once it starts sprouting it'll become poisonous. I guess you're right on a technicality fair enough lolll Thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 year ago no the tuber is also toxic when raw. it's just not very toxic. eat a few hundred grams though and you will have moderate issues. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 year ago no the tuber is also toxic when raw. it's just not very toxic. eat a few hundred grams though and you will have moderate issues. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago Most things are toxic, it's the dose that makes it harmful. permalink fedilink source parent