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Can hamster eat potatoes?
Yes they can! They cannot eat the skin, green parts, or any wilted/old parts of a potato.
Would I die if I ate a potato?
No, potatoes form the staple diet of many countries. However the potato plant (the green bits) is slightly poisonous and a potato left in the sun to go green is not good to eat.
Can you still eat a potato after it has sprouted?
Yes, you can still eat a potato after it has sprouted, but it is recommended to remove the sprouts and any green parts as they may contain solanine, a toxic compound.
What part of a sweet potato plant do you eat?
The part of the sweet potato plant that you eat is the root. The entire root is edible.
Can you eat a budding potato?
Yes, the green stuff is natural--just don't eat the green part, the rest is fine. (alternate answer) Potato skin often has a greenish tinge because it is the root of a plant which grows green leaves for photosynthesis. Don't eat green mold, but in most cases, the green in the potato skin is just chlorophyll, and is perfectly safe to eat.
Why does the green bit of a potato have to be removed?
The green is caused by exposure to sunlight which causes the outer parts of the potato to turn green, when this happens it indicates an increase in the presence of solanine, a toxic chemical. This is why the green areas should be peeled or cut away and not eaten, the rest of the potato will be OK to eat.
Are potatoes poisonous to snowshoe hares?
Many parts of the potato are poisonous to hares and rabbits (including snowshoe hares), including the eyes on the potato, and any green parts (stems, leaves, shoots etc.) of the potato plant. The white parts of the potato are not poisonous, but they're not healthy (too high in starches) and they're not part of the rabbit's natural diet. You should not give potato to any rabbit or hare. Wild rabbits and hares will not eat your potatoes unless they're starving.
Potato is which part of the plant-?
The part of the potato plant we eat is called the tuber, which is actually an enlarged underground stem.
Why are there no chloroplasts in a potato cell?
Potatoes, or the portion of the potato plant we eat, are actually roots. As such, they aren't exposed to sunlight, and since chloroplasts require sunlight to convert energy, it makes sense that the potato cell doesn't have any. The green shoots that go above ground for the potato plant do have chloroplast.
What vegetable should you never eat green?
potato
Can you eat potato from a decorative potato plant?
No, it is not recommended to eat potatoes from a decorative potato plant. Decorative potato plants are often grown for their ornamental value and may have been treated with pesticides or other chemicals that make them unsafe for consumption. It's best to stick to edible potato varieties for eating purposes.
What is the biological source of potato?
potato is plant that grows on ground, the actual piece you eat is underground
