...that a green skin on potato is a sign that it has toxin in it?
http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw1105
Not only green skin, but also sprouts are signs that potato has higher concentration of toxic glycoalkaloids...
Apparently people can die because of this poison. but for that someone with a bodyweight of 70 kgs have to eat 2 kgs of them.
These glycoalkaloids are produced when potatoes are exposed to light as a protection against the threat from animals who could have eaten them...
Kya concept hai...
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