Potatoes, also known as potatoes, are the world's third most important food crop, native to South America, and nowadays, China is the world's largest producer of potatoes, rich in starch, carbohydrates, potassium, phosphorus, protein and other nutrients, eating potatoes can fill the stomach, but also can supplement a variety of nutrients, sometimes potatoes cut thick, there will be sandwiched, undercooked situation. So can you eat uncooked potatoes?
Can you eat uncooked potatoes?
There is no problem eating uncooked potatoes once in a while, they may not taste very good and there may not be any major problems, but it is not advisable to eat them often, or eat too many at a time will affect the digestion of the stomach and body nutrient intake, so from the point of view of nutrition and health, uncooked potatoes should not be eaten.
Potatoes are not cooked why can not eat
1, potatoes are not cooked, occasionally eat a little okay, but eat more is not okay, because the most content of potatoes is starch, starch in the case of uncooked hard to be digested by the body, eat too many uncooked potatoes will cause indigestion in the body, the stomach will be bloated, causing discomfort.
2, potatoes contain protein comparable to eggs, easy to digest and absorb, but in the case of fully cooked potatoes, if the protein is not fully cooked, it is not easy to be digested by the body, will cause stomach discomfort, so uncooked potatoes should not eat more.
3, potatoes contain a toxic protein called agglutinin, can make the human blood red blood cells agglutination, people ingested, will cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in serious cases can be fatal. After cooked and boiled, the toxic protein will lose its toxicity and can be eaten with confidence, so for the sake of their health, do not eat uncooked potatoes.
What kind of potatoes should not be eaten
Potatoes that are sprouted or moldy, or whose skin has turned green, should not be eaten, mainly because such potatoes contain a lot more lobotine than ordinary potatoes, which can cause poisoning, nausea, diarrhea and other reactions when ingested in large quantities; when such potatoes are found, either do not eat them, or if the sprouting or greening is not serious, you can remove these parts and cook them after heating.
Tips
The skin of potatoes is the part with the highest content of lobelia, so you should peel and remove the sprouting eyes when eating potatoes.
Pregnant women should also eat less potatoes. Although healthy potatoes are low in lobotoxin, pregnant women have a low rate of toxin excretion during pregnancy and toxins tend to accumulate in the body, so eating more may aggravate the risk of pregnancy, so they should eat less.
When it comes to potatoes, choose smooth, round and evenly colored potatoes. Potatoes with dark gray flesh and gray spots are mostly frozen potatoes, and those with green skin and long shoots are high in alkaloids and should not be chosen.
