Sprouted red potatoes can't be eaten, they can be poisoned. Sprouting potatoes will produce a toxin called chlormequat chloride (also known as lycopene). Good quality potatoes contain only 10 milligrams of lobelia per 100 grams, and green, sprouted, rotting potatoes in lobelia can increase 50 times or more. Eat a very small amount of lobelia to the human body does not necessarily have obvious harmful effects, but if a time to eat into the 200 milligrams of lobelia (about eating half a couple of potatoes that have become green, sprouted) after 15 minutes to 3 hours can be onset of the burning pain in the stomach, tongue, pharyngeal numbness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, severe toxicity of elevated body temperature, headache, coma, sweating, palpitations.

Fresh potatoes contain traces of lobelia alkaloids, which are not harmful to the human body, but the content of lobelia alkaloids will gradually increase during the long storage process. When potatoes turn green, sprout, or rot, the amount of lobelia will increase substantially. Eating a very small amount of lobelia is not necessarily harmful to the human body in any significant way, but if 0.2-0.4 grams of lobelia are consumed at one time, it may cause poisoning. As a result, symptoms of food poisoning such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness and difficulty in breathing may occur after consuming sprouted potatoes. After the sprouted potatoes are treated to remove the buds, the greenish tubers may still have residues of lobelia alkaloids, which can also cause poisoning, so it is not advisable to consume sprouted potatoes.

Red skinned potatoes look like sweet potatoes, but they are potatoes, and red skinned potatoes are better than regular potatoes. Boiled in water, gently sprinkled off the skin, a bite, sweet silk yes, and sandy and sheep.

Ruby potatoes, from the "home of the potato" - Peru, South America, originating in Yichang City, Hubei Province, Zhaojun's hometown of Xingshan County, Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, more than 1,200 meters above the altitude of the mountains.

Ruby potatoes have a special color, pink, purplish red varies. Rich in a variety of trace elements, especially high in starch and anthocyanins, with antioxidant effect, nutrient-rich, anti-cancer, beauty, heart lowering blood pressure, therapeutic effect is excellent. 2, red potatoes relative to the general potato taste more glutinous, noodles, juicy and sticky, was named the most suitable for making mashed potatoes and French fries potato. "Red skin potatoes" tested: anthocyanin content of 3.15 mg per 100 grams, starch content of 16%, per kilogram of "red skin potatoes" containing 100.7 grams of crude starch, reducing sugar 1.23 grams per 100 grams of "carnelian". Potato" contains 2.11 grams of protein, 0.1 grams of fat, per 100 grams of "red skin potatoes" in trace elements.