Green potatoes can indicate elevated natural toxins.

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Green potato tubers exposed to light
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Warning color

Green potatoes can indicate elevated natural toxins.

A green patch on a potato is chlorophyll, not solanine itself. Nevertheless, greening can accompany increased levels of naturally occurring glycoalkaloids, so it is a useful warning sign when deciding what to eat.

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Bananas are berries. Strawberries are not.

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Peanuts are not nuts. They are legumes, like peas and beans.

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