PATATO SKINS? IS EATING THEM HARMFUL?

Question

can you eat PATATO skins? the skin on the outside?? are they bad fpor you? CAN THE BODY DIGEST THE SKINS?

Answer 1

As long as there is no green on the skin. Green means there is solanine, which can be toxic if eaten in quantity. Other than that you're better off eating the skin it has more nutrients than the meat of the potato.  

Answer 2

The skins are very healthy.  Most of the vitamins and minerals in potatoes are just under the skin, so eating them gets you the most nutrition and fiber.  Yes, the body can digest them.  Just wash well w/ soap and water before cooking.

Answer 3

You can eat them. Like when you eat roast potaotes the skin is still on the outside.

So i think its ok, are they cooked at least?

Answer 4

As long as they are cooked.

Most of the goodness of a potato is in the skin.

Answer 5

yeah you can eat them.

just wash them of first.

Answer 6

Actually they are really healthy for you but it is all the stuff you put on them that makes them bad ~ you know the cheese, sour cream, bacon

Just wash, cook the way you like and eat  

Answer 7

course you can never heard of jacket potatoe?? Baby new ones covered in butter, fried potato skins???

Answer 8

You can only eat them if they're a normal potato color. LIke if you get one with a greenish tinge, you shouldn't eat them. They won't kill you, but they're are mildly toxic, so it's better to avoid eating the green parts.

But yes, if they're not green, they're great to eat. When my mother peels potatos, i usually take the skins and deep fry them. They're like chips, only better.

I almost never peel potatos at home. If i'm making french fries, or chips, or homefries or potato salad, I always leave the skins on. I don't even always take them off ofr mashed potatos.

The skins is where all the nutrients are. If you're just eating the inside of the potato, you're pretty much only eating carbs. Carbs are great and all, but they're better if you can get soem vitamins and fiber at the same time.  

Answer 9

I presume you are talking about baking them in the oven? Jacket spuds?

Yes, that is where all the fibre is in the potato!  Eat and enjoy, wonderful dripping in butter!

:)

Answer 10

It's only your body type but i've only heard stuff with cucumber skins.  

Answer 11

yes you can, the skin is very good for you

Answer 12

The potatoe skins are the the healthiest for you.

Answer 13

You can eat them. They probably aren't that good for you though- nothing is! ;-)

Answer 14

Yes, you can eat them.

Answer 15

In the old days, potato skins where peeled prior to cooking with the idea that they would be cleaner and therefore healthier. Fortunately for the people who had the tedious job of peeling potato skins, removing them is not only unnecessary, but also may be detrimental, as leaving the potato skins intact is very nutritious.

Potato skins store many nutrients and also contain a lot of fiber which is essential for a healthy diet. Leaving the potato skins on the potato also helps contain the nutrients in the flesh of the potato which has a tendency to escape during cooking. Based on a 2000 calorie diet, a large baked potato, including the skin, has 278 calories. Only 3 of these calories are from fat. The baked potato contains only 1% of the fat allowance considered as part of a healthy diet, with 0% of this being saturated fat.

The potato, as well as the potato skin, is a great source of vitamin C, vitamin B6, copper, potassium, manganese, and dietary fiber. Potatoes and potato skins contain 18% of the recommended daily allowance of iron and 7.5 grams of protein which is rarely found in vegetables in such high concentrations. Potato skins also contain a variety of phytonutrients which are a natural source of antioxidants that help to prevent cellular deterioration of the body. The phytonutrients found in the potato skins as well as the flesh include carotenoids, flavonoids, and caffeic acid.

Potatoes are classified as a tuber, meaning bulb or root, which contains a protein called patatin specific to these types of vegetables. Patatin also works as an effective antioxidant as well as lowering blood pressure. Overall, potato skins help to provide protection against heart disease and cancer.

There are numerous delicious ways to prepare potato skins. However, in the United States they are mainly eaten in unhealthy ways; for example, greasy French fries, baked potatoes loaded with butter and sour cream, and potato skins alone piled high with cheese and bacon. These condiments are usually high in saturated fats which are known to contribute to heart disease combating the protection the potato itself offers. Healthier alternatives to the fatty flavorings commonly placed on potato skins include hummus, onions, butter alternatives and many more.

A word of caution: today's potato crops receive an extremely high amount of chemicals to protect them from pests and disease. These chemical pesticides can be concentrated in the potato skins as well as the flesh. The health benefits of potato skins can be negated by the use of these chemicals which are proven to be unhealthy for human consumption. To reap the benefits of your potato skins you should look for organically grown potatoes.

Answer 16

no they are not harmful just most people do not eat them so i would recommend not eating them because i don't no how they taste

hopefully i gave you some help:)

Answer 17

Of course you can eat them, no they are not harmful. Of course they are digestible. You can stuff them with mushroom and cheese and tuna and all sorts of stuff - they are high in fibre and good for you.

Of course don't eat them if they are subjected to sunlight and go green or you will get belly ache.

Answer 18

No they aren't harmful, yes you can eat them, just make sure you wash them. My friends parents eat them all the time and I eat them occasionaly, but in my opinion they aren't that great.  

Answer 19

Yes of course it is safe to eat the skins, they are the best part. Bake a potato,scoop out the white ,you are left with the shell. Melt some cheese,add baacon bits, sour cream,get creative> Yum!

Answer 20

No, they arent bad for you, jacket potatoes, wedges, are cooked in the skin, in fact they are good for your digestion!

Answer 21

Washed + cooked potato skins are very good for you.

Answer 22

potato skin is the most benificial and healthy part of the potato. and ur body can definitely digest the skin :D

Answer 23

Only if you dip them in poisons.

They do recommend scrubbing the skin to dislodge any dirt on it, but the potato skins are very good to eat

Answer 24

Unpeeled potatoes are a source of vitamin B and C. Its better if consumed without peeling them.

Answer 25

Yes of coarse you can eat them, perhaps not raw- but you can defiantly eat them cooked.

Answer 26

Potato skins are the best part of the potato full of vitamins

Answer 27

they are good to eat when they are clean.  I think the skin of any vegetable or fruit is what holds the MOST vitamins.  Like Apples, pears, and peaches.  

Answer 28

I don't know about these 'patatos' of which you speak. But potato skins are fibrous and nutritious, indeed the best part of the vegetable to eat.

Answer 29

If it's a regular potato, it's unhealthy. It's full of pesticides and other chemicals.

You could may be consider eating the skins if the potato is organic.

Answer 30

Well Im Pretty Sure Its Not Harmfull To Eat Them Especially If They Have Been Cooked Already x But Sorry Not That Sure :S x

Answer 31

yea, you can eat them. potato skins are actually supposed to be really good for you