Is it harmful to humans if potatoes are treated with growth enhancers? How to tell if potatoes are treated with growth enhancers?

We all know that potatoes are a common food. There are many ways to cook them. They can be steamed, fried, deep-fried, etc. Different ways of eating will have different tastes and textures. Many people like to eat potatoes. Some potatoes sold on the market are relatively large. So, are these potatoes grown with growth enhancers? Let's take a closer look!

The potatoes on the market are so big, are they grown with growth enhancers?

There are at least a thousand varieties of potatoes, and many common types are also common, so it is normal for individual differences to exist. The fact that some of them grow larger does not necessarily mean that they have been treated with growth enhancers or the like.

In fact, there are thousands of varieties of potatoes, and the shapes, sizes, colors, tastes, etc. of different varieties of potatoes are quite different. And because potatoes are very popular in many countries and regions, new varieties are cultivated from time to time, so it is even more impossible to make a direct judgment based on size.

Moreover, even for the same variety of potatoes, the size of the potatoes after planting is greatly affected by soil, climate, precipitation and other conditions, so it is normal for some potatoes to be relatively large. As long as the variety is large and the soil is suitable for planting, there is no need for any bulking agent to make the potatoes grow very large. So we can only say that there is a possibility that bulking agents are used to grow particularly large potatoes, but this is not always the case.

Can I still eat potatoes that have been treated with growth enhancers?

Not all potatoes that have been added with growth enhancers are inedible.

In order to improve the quality of potatoes, make them look bigger and sell them at a higher price, some places will add appropriate amount of growth enhancers. However, as long as the dosage is appropriate and the potatoes are within the normal size range, the growth enhancers will not cause harm to the human body. After all, many vegetables we usually buy in the market also contain more or less additives, pesticide residues and the like, and are not completely organic, and we don’t have any problems after eating them, so a moderate amount of growth enhancers will not have much impact on us, you can eat them with confidence.

I am not stating here that growth enhancers have no effect on the human body, but that a moderate amount has no effect. Excessive amounts can still be harmful, such as potatoes with excessive additives that become hollow or black in the heart.

How to tell if potatoes have been treated with growth enhancers

Potatoes that have been treated with growth enhancers may become hollow or black in the core if they are too big. This will not happen with normal large potatoes. You can cut them open with a knife to see. Some unscrupulous merchants will purchase such potatoes. If you verify, they will most likely feel guilty and will not let you cut them. There are more than just one or two merchants that sell large potatoes, and not all potatoes use growth enhancers. You can choose to buy from conscientious merchants.