Can you imagine your vegetable basket without potatoes? We bet you can't. One of the most popular vegetables across the world, it is easily accessible, affordable and versatile to the core. In fact, it is one of those very few kitchen ingredients that can be used to make a quick meal for any kind of hunger.
On one hand, it can help you put together a full-fledged meal for lunch or dinner, on the other, you can use a potato or two to prepare French fries, cheese balls and other such snacks. Then there are other usages including being a binding agent for tikkis, cleaning agent for utensils and more. This is why, you will find people buying and storing potastoes in bulk for whenever they need.
If you have been doing the same, then surely you have seen potatoes sprouting after a certain time. In other words, you will find small white-coloured shoots growing on the potato skin. What do you do then? Most of you will surely say, we peel the shoot and the skin and use the potato as is.
Right? But have you ever wondered if it is a safe practice or not. In this article, we will delve in deep to find out if sprouted potatoes are safe for consumption. Read on.
We all know that sprouting helps enhance the nutrient profile of any food ingredient. But what we often ignore is the fact that too much of anything can be bad for health. It stands true for potatoes as well.
According to a study, published in the journal Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology, potato contains solanine and cha.