| 11. | The Wikipedia article Solanine does not display properly in Firefox ( v . 3.6 ).
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| 12. | The flowers and leaves can be poisonous if consumed in large quantities due to the presence of solanine.
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| 13. | *Solanine and samandarin are toxic steroidal alkaloids which are common enough to have Wikipedia articles written about them.
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| 14. | For instance, potatoes and tomatoes can contain toxic levels of respectively, solanine and alpha-tomatine alkaloids.
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| 15. | Some macrobiotic practitioners also discourage the use of nightshades because of the alkaloid solanine, thought to affect calcium balance.
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| 16. | Since exposure to light leads to greening of the skins and the development of solanine, growers cover such tubers.
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| 17. | Because of the bitter taste and appearance of such potatoes, solanine poisoning is rare outside conditions of food shortage.
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| 18. | Fortunately, most people who serve them deep-fry them and that gets rid of most of the solanine.
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| 19. | Solanine is toxic in large doses, and can result in nausea, headache, and in rare cases, death.
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| 20. | The tubers grow just below the surface, and can produce chlorophyll and solanine if exposed to light ( green potatoes ).
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