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Tomato's belong to the plant Family Solonaceae; most members of this family are poisonous in some form (or state).
Normally green tomato's contain alkaloids that can be poisonous, therefore it is not advisable to eat the green fruit. The same applies to potato's also Solonaceae) they can be poisonous if eaten when they are green.
Other Solonaceae plants that are toxic or have toxic effects are: peppers and tobacco plants.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes. The leaves and the plant's stem are poisonous if eaten. Reference: Poisonous Plants by Suzanne M. Coil. 1992
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∙ 14y agoTomato leaves contain an glycoalkaloid toxin called 'Tomatine', but it isn't powerful enough to affect anything other than fungus and microorganisms.
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∙ 14y agoNo, only the fruit is edible. The rest of the plant is poisonous.
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∙ 11y agoThey can, you just have to eat lots of the leaves.
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∙ 7y agoNot the fruit itself but in large quantities, the leaves can be toxic, however, so it is advisable not to regularly consume these leaves.
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Which of these cannot be eaten in a salad?
Tomato Leaves
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The leaves contain Oxalic Acid and should not be eaten.
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the eaten leaves from bugs
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Angiosperms
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yes
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So long as the greens are things like lettuce, cabbage etc. and not toxic greens like tomato leaves.
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What happens when you eat rhubarb leaves?
Rhubarb leaves contain oxalic acid. So too does the stem itself. Tomatoes also contain oxalic acid, especially the leaves. Oxalic acid is a poison. Oxalic acid is also found in potatoes and in peppers as well as in peas. Oxalic acid becomes concentrated in tomato paste. In the tomato, red tomato's have less oxalic acid than do green tomato's.
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The fruit would drop to the ground then in spring new tomato plants would grow around where the parent plant used to be. Or the fruit is eaten by birds or animals then excreted in a different location.
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What do you do to a tomato before its ready to be eaten?
Wash it.
