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The children in Ireland did not get sick when they were eating the peelings thrown out during the Potato Famine back in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is well known that eating potatoes with green skins or sprouted are poisonous.
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Ice man I agree. I grew my own for years and took great care to hill them high so as the potatoes wouldn't be exposed to sunlight and turn green.
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Don't know about that. The skin of anything is good for you long as it is edible and digestible.
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Ice man
Actually, from what I've read, it seems that about half the vitamins and nutritional value can be found in the skin and the other half is found in the rest of the potato.
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2-6-2017 Most of the vitamin C is just under the skin, same as many other fruits and vegetables. But potatoes are still an important source of vitamin C just we eat so many of them.
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Ice man
Thanks Jewels : )
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