1, what should I do if the potatoes germinate?
If the potato bud is still relatively small, it means that the toxin has not spread. Just dig out the surface layer near the bud and the bud eye. If the germination area is large and there are many sprouting parts, it is best not to use such potatoes. It is best to soak the peeled potatoes in water for one or two hours, because solanine is easily soluble in water, and the content of solanine in soaked potatoes will be greatly reduced. Add some vinegar when cooking, and be sure to cook it thoroughly, so as to destroy the toxin more quickly.
2, potato germination is best not to eat.
Solanum nigrum toxin in potatoes is extremely strong. If people eat 200 mg of Solanum nigrum, it will cause poisoning. Slightly itchy throat, chest tightness, hot mouth, fever, vomiting and diarrhea; In severe cases, it is difficult to breathe, and in severe cases, it will cause coma and even nerve paralysis and death.
3. Why do potatoes sprout?
Potatoes are a kind of crops that love sunshine. When the temperature is higher than 15℃, the respiration is vigorous. The relative humidity of air is 80%-90%, and it still keeps vigorous function during storage. At this time, the dormant buds on the stem will germinate once they encounter suitable humidity and temperature.
4. How to prevent potatoes from sprouting?
You can put an apple next to the potato, because the ripe apple will release a plant hormone-ethylene, which can promote the ripening of plant fruits and the shedding of organs. When potatoes and apples are put together, the ethylene produced by apples will inhibit the cells at the eye of potato buds from producing auxin, and the auxin will not germinate naturally if it does not accumulate in sufficient concentration.
5. How to store potatoes is not easy to germinate.
Potatoes are best stored in a dark place, such as a cellar or a covered bucket, so as not to be exposed to the sun for a long time, so as to prevent potatoes from turning blue or sprouting too quickly.
6. What should I do if I eat sprouted potatoes?
If you accidentally eat germinated potatoes, eat less and have no obvious discomfort symptoms, you can expel the toxins from the stomach as soon as possible by inducing vomiting, gastric lavage and taking laxatives; Severe poisoning will cause chest tightness, vomiting, diarrhea, headache and other symptoms. In this case, it is necessary to send a doctor for examination and treatment immediately.
7. Which germinated foods can be eaten?
1, the nutrition of germinated garlic doubles.
When it comes to germination, most people think that "this thing is inedible". But as long as the garlic cloves themselves are not moldy and discolored, the germinated garlic can be eaten. It was found that the antioxidant effect of germinated garlic was higher than that of fresh garlic. Peel off the sprouted garlic, and you will see the green shoots of garlic in the middle. After the green shoots grow from the garlic cloves, they are the green leafy vegetables. If you put garlic seedlings on a plate with water, it can not only bring the beauty of green plants to the kitchen, but also replace chopped green onion as seasoning. Plant garlic seedlings in the soil and continue to grow. When the leaves grow up, they are called green garlic. People who are not used to garlic cloves can eat garlic sprouts directly. The vitamin content of garlic sprouts exceeds that of garlic cloves, and they also have certain bactericidal ability.
2. Germinated ginger is edible.
When we cut the ginger, we can find that the meat inside is dry and the fiber becomes thicker, which means that the nutritional components of ginger have begun to decrease and its nutritional value has decreased, but its main components have not been destroyed.
In fact, most ginger on the market has buds, but it is not obvious. However, if ginger is not properly preserved after germination, it will cause growth dormancy, begin to rot and breed bacteria. At this time, if eaten, it will cause diarrhea. There is a folk saying that "rotten ginger does not taste bad", which means that rotten ginger can be eaten as well, which is actually wrong. Rotten ginger contains safrole, which may cause degeneration and necrosis of liver cells, thus inducing liver cancer, so it is absolutely inedible.
3. The sprouted taro is edible.
In fact, the sprouted taro is edible. The reason why potatoes germinate and can't be eaten is because solanine is produced. Taro does not contain solanine, so there is no such problem. Therefore, after the taro germinates, everyone can safely eat it.