A post claims potato chips with dark spots on them should be thrown away because they’re infected with “throat mold.” No such thing exists and the chips are safe to eat.
"Most plant diseases do not carry over to humans, and I’m not aware of anyone becoming sick from eating potatoes with ring rot or dry rot," he said.
The photo in the Facebook post is the same one the British Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board uses as an example of aWilson said the dark spots on the chips are unrelated to ring rot and are common for potatoes used for chips. Discoloration in potato chips is cosmetic and they are still safe to eat.
" are dark spots or dark coloring from bruising, changes in sugars during storage or vascular discoloration," he said.. Potatoes can also convert their starches into sugars, which results in more browning during frying., including stress a potato may experience while it grows or when the vine of a potato plant rapidly dies.A Facebook post claims to show an image of a raw potato and potato chips infected with"throat mold" that should be thrown away and not eaten.
We found no references to an infection called"throat mold," and an expert told us the raw potato likely had ring rot, which is an infection of a potato’s vascular system and doesn’t harm humans.We rate this claim Pants on Fire!
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