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Potato
Also known as: potatoes
Safe
Potato is a whole-food vegetable. No regulatory safety concerns at dietary intake.
Found in
22,768 products
What it is
Edible tuber of the Solanum tuberosum plant.
Whole-food starchy vegetable.
Why it's flagged
- green/sprouted potatoes contain solanine (avoid; standard food-prep concern)
- acrylamide formation in fried products at high temperatures
What regulators actually say
"Potatoes, raw, flesh and skin — entry in USDA FoodData Central with carbohydrate, vitamin C, and potassium content."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole food
European Union — EFSA
Permitted whole food
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