You can be poisoned! Why young potatoes are bitter: common causes

Young potatoes are a very healthy and tasty vegetable, which can be cooked in different ways. However, there are often situations when in the finished form it is unpleasantly bitter. It should be noted that this can be dangerous to health.

The editors of FoodOboz collected information and will tell you why young potatoes are bitter.

Why are young potatoes bitter?

Causes:

• Young potatoes are probably not ripe. In this case, no matter how you cook the vegetable, it will still have a characteristic bitterness. All because it contains a substance solanine, which can cause poisoning of the body.
• The excess of chemistry. Most often this happens when you buy vegetables at the market.
• Improper storage. Namely when the potatoes have been lying in a light place for a long time. In this case, the vegetables begin to release the chemical alkaloids that make potatoes bitter and harmful to health. Therefore, it should be stored in a cool dark place, but not in the refrigerator.

How do you know if a potato will be bitter before it's even cooked?

It is also possible to determine that the potatoes will be bitter before they are cooked. This is indicated by the green color on the root vegetable. It is better not to eat a vegetable with such coloring, or at least cut off the green part in a thick layer.

Another sign may be black spots. In this case, the potato should be thrown away immediately.

Earlier OBOZREVATEL reported about two most common mistakes in the preparation of young potatoes.