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Old 06-12-09 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
Potatoes have way more potassium than bananas ... they're a good choice for cycling.

And raw potatoes are NOT toxic ... the plant itself is toxic, and possibly any green areas on the potato, but not the main part of the potatoes themselves ... plus with a little salt, they taste good.

http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-fp97.htm
http://www.botanical-online.com/patatasangles.htm
Both those links talk about how the tuber can be toxic. It's the skin and "eyes" which can contain the toxin.

Yes, it depends on the potato and you are not likely to get poisoned by one or two, but if you're often eating raw potatoes on rides....

Besides, yuck.
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