Is it possible to eat sprouted potatoes? Remember once and for all – Nutrition

Potatoes sprout sooner or later. It’s good if this happens closer to spring – then you can count on faster germination, Sports.kz reports with reference to Belnovosti.by.

But during storage, sprouting potatoes can deteriorate. Some believe that if you eat sprouted tubers, your health may deteriorate.

Doctor of Medical Sciences Viktor Konyshev told Aif.ru how to do the right thing in such a situation.

Is it possible to eat sprouted potatoes?

Sprouted potato tubers do not pose a particular health threat, with the exception of one case.

If the potatoes have not turned green, but have only sprouted, then you can eat them.

But in terms of the content of useful substances it will be noticeably inferior.

Mainly there is less vitamin C.

But you need to be careful with green sprouted potatoes.

In the green…