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title: "Potatoes are poisonous?!"
url: https://plants.lasse.co.uk/fact-archive/potatoes-are-poisonous/
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# Potatoes are poisonous?!
Date: 2026-05-29

Potatoes are members of the Solanaceae family, which are characterised by their ability to produce an array of toxins including Solanine, which is poisonous to humans. Luckily, the solanine level in potatoes is very low, but all parts of the plant apart from the tubers are toxic to humans! Other members of this family include tomato and deadly nightshade



## References:

1. [More information about solanine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanine)





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