JAKARTA - Not long ago it went viral on social media X uploads which said a husband and wife died after consuming sprouting potatoes. This incident suddenly sparked netizens' concerns about food consumed daily.
If stored for too long, potatoes can indeed start sprouting. Some people think that potatoes sprout safely to eat, if their shoots are thrown away.
However, on the other hand, there are also those who think that kenteng sprouts toxic and can cause food poisoning and even death. Quoted from Eating Well, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, potatoes sprout, it means the level of magnification is too high and is no longer safe to consume.
A toxicologist and emergency doctor at the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospiral, Andrew Stolbach, glycoside in potatoes that sprout can cause some uncomfortable symptoms for the body.
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Glikoalkalkoid causes gastrointestinal disorders such as cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. In theory, consuming stems can cause blood pressure to drop, fever, neurological symptoms and even die, but this is rare," said Andrew Stolbach.
A 2024 study in the Journal of Experimental and Basic Medical Sciences, there are several rare cases of death after the consumption of toxic potatoes. Symptoms usually appear within a few hours, but some cases can also take up to one day.
In general, poisoning due to potato sprouts can be treated at home. However, the best way to do this is to protect yourself by not eating or throwing potatoes that already have green patches or sprouts.
This natural chemical is not lost by frying, roasting, heating it in the microwave or boiling. Cutting shoots and green skin will reduce, but will not eliminate the possibility of exposure, "concluded Stolbach.
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