Can you still eat purple potatoes when they sprout?

Purple sweet potato looks similar to sweet potato, its stem tip tender leaves and potato pieces can be eaten, in addition to ordinary sweet potato nutrients, but also rich in selenium and anthocyanins, if bought home, placed for too long may germinate. So, can purple potatoes still be eaten after sprouting?

Can purple potatoes still be eaten after sprouting?

1. Purple potato can still be eaten when it germinates, and it will not produce toxins, but its nutrients will be damaged and the taste will decline. It is recommended to cut off the germinated part as soon as possible. If there is less germination, cut off the germinated parts and steam them to eat; if there is more germination, it is not recommended to eat.

2, many people think that potato germination can not eat, purple potato is the same, in fact, potato belongs to the solanaceae, germination will produce solanine, this toxin is mainly distributed in the solanaceae plants, so can not eat; and purple potato belongs to the convolvulaceae, germination will not produce toxins, so you can eat.

3. The starch content of purple sweet potato is relatively high. Enzymes that degrade starch will be produced during germination. Toxins will be produced during degradation. Purple sweet potato after germination is easy to rot and mildew. Poisoning phenomenon is easy to occur after eating. Therefore, attention should be paid.

4. After the purple potato sprouts, its nutrients will be transferred to the surroundings of the sprouts in large quantities to supply the growth of the sprouts. At this time, the purple potato will become soft, lose its sweetness, and still have a little smell of raw sweet potato leaves, which is not suitable for eating.

5, if you do not want it to germinate, usually pay attention to preservation, preservation needs to be protected from light, dry environment, therefore, buy back purple potato to the sun for a long time, to remove moisture, and then put in a dry paper box, and then put in a dark dry place.

6. If you can't eat purple potato after germination, you don't want to discard it. You can plant it: First, cut the bottle mouth of plastic bottle neatly, put the sprouted purple potato in, pour water to submerge half of purple potato, put it in a sunny place, and change the water every day. When it grows fine roots and shoots, transplant them into the soil; When it grows many leaves, you can pinch the shoots and eat them.