Can you eat sprouted potatoes?

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If potatoes are kept in the house for a long time, sprouts emerge from them.

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Some women remove potato sprouts and use them.

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Sprouted potatoes are not good for health.

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Sprouting means that the vegetable is undergoing a chemical reaction.

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Consuming such sprouted potatoes can pose a health risk.

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When sprouted, the carbohydrate 'starch' found in potatoes starts converting into sugar.

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This process causes the production of two alkaloids called solanine and alpha-canine.

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When germinated it produces salonin. Salonin is considered poisonous.

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