| 1. | In the 1970s, solanine poisoning affected 78 schoolboys in Britain.
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| 2. | Potatoes contain the natural toxins solanine, arsenic and chaconine.
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| 3. | A solanine alkaloid isolated from the stool was hemolytic to human erythrocytes.
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| 4. | Ingestion of solanine in moderate amounts can cause death.
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| 5. | But cooking doesn't reduce their toxicity, as mentioned in solanine.
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| 6. | New potato varieties are often screened for solanine levels before reaching the marketplace.
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| 7. | Breeders try to keep solanine levels below 200 mg / kg ( 200 ppmw ).
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| 8. | The poison is believed to be solanine.
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| 9. | However, it is an indication that increased level of solanine and chaconine may be present.
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| 10. | A number of Solanum species contain significant levels of solanine and as such are highly poisonous.
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