Yam can be eaten with long buds.

Unlike potatoes, yam will produce some harmful components such as solanine after germination, and it does not contain toxic and harmful components. After germination, only the nutritional components of yam itself are affected, and protein, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and other components are reduced, so long-bud yam is edible.

2. Is yam germination poisonous?

Yam germination is not toxic.

Yam, like sweet potato, is a kind of food that does not produce toxic and harmful ingredients when germinated. If you see that the yam bought at home has sprouted, you can eat it normally after sprouting. If you mind, you can eat it after removing the long buds.

3. How to keep yam from sprouting?

Dry preservation

If yam germinates, it needs a certain amount of water to induce yam germination, so putting yam in a suitable dry place can avoid yam germination.

Low temperature storage

Yam is a kind of low-temperature resistant food, which can be stored for 3 years at 1 to 4 degrees Celsius. In the mass storage refrigerator, the humidity can be controlled and then stored for a long time.