This is a problem that bothers many people. In fact, some of the ginger because of germination caused by the green or can eat, the general ginger a little green is normal, but those due to decay green can not eat.

? Ginger is actually some of the plant tubers, because the long-term in the ground, and did not have access to sunlight to guide to see the ginger color is basically yellow. But if you buy back the ginger, long-term placed in the humid and at the same time can contact the sun place, or in the buy back before in this environment storage, then its color will change. This color change is a sign that the ginger is about to germinate or is about to germinate.

Ginger, under the action of sunlight, there are some substances in its epidermis will be transformed and produce a certain amount of chlorophyll. This chlorophyll is not harmful to the human body after consumption. Therefore, this will be sprouted due to sunlight caused by the green is safe to eat. On the contrary, due to rotting green ginger, can not be eaten, must be the whole piece of ginger thrown away, not just will rot off the ginger part cut off, and eat the good part. Because the ginger in the process of rotting, the ginger body will produce a very strong toxin, this toxin eaten, will have a serious impact on human health.

So, how to prevent ginger from turning green as well as rotting? Simply put the ginger inside a plastic bag, then seal the plastic bag mouth can be, at the same time put it in a dry sunless environment, you can prevent rotting green.?

To summarize, the ginger due to sprouting only led to the green, it itself does not produce harmful substances, is edible, but if it is due to rot and lead to the green can not eat.