Potatoes, like the other crops we’ve discussed, are starchy. They contain chlorogenic acid, carotenoids and phytochemcias, as well as vitamin C, potassium, B6, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, niacin, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and zin. The potato also contains solanine, a poison that is also found in henbane, tobacco, eggplan and tomato. While this poison is toxic, it is rarely ingested to the extent to cause any symptoms in humans, except in cases of potato famines (when people have no other food than potatoes).
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