Are potato skins toxic?
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The short answer is no. Though we have all heard that potato skins are the most nutritious part, green potato skin may be very dangerous to eat. It isn't the green color itself, which is actually chlorophyll, but its presence often indicates hazard levels of a highly poisonous substance..
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