Potatoes are deeply loved by everyone, hot and sour shredded potatoes, mashed potatoes, stewed potatoes, curry chicken and other dishes are common dishes on the dinner table, so many people will be used to buying a lot of potatoes at one time, but they can’t be eaten all at once, and they are easy to germinate or turn green skin after a long time, and we all know that sprouted and green-skinned potatoes will produce a toxin called solanine, which will have an impact on human health, so how do we preserve potatoes so that they are not easy to germinate?
First, store it away from light and avoid direct sunlight, because potatoes will produce chlorophyll after seeing the light, and the potato skin will easily turn green.
The second is to store at low temperature, the temperature of potato germination is generally 15-18 °C, if the potatoes are easy to germinate in this temperature range for a long time. The suitable storage temperature of potatoes is 3-5 °C, so they can be stored in the refrigerator, and they can be stored for a long time under 4 °C conditions, but they should not be too low, and the temperature is too low, potatoes are easy to get frostbitten, and they will also make potatoes unsuitable for eating.
Third, it is necessary to avoid excessive humidity or poor ventilation, so the environment for storing potatoes should be relatively dry and ventilated, otherwise it is easy to cause mildew.
In addition to the three key points of storage, light, temperature, and humidity, there are also some storage tips that can be referenced.
1. Do not store with other perishable fresh vegetables
2. The potatoes bought back usually have a little soil on the surface, it is best to remove the surface soil, because the soil itself contains nutrients for potato growth to provide conditions for potato germination, but it cannot be washed with water, otherwise the surface of the potatoes is more likely to germinate with moisture
3. Do not store potatoes in sealed bags, because the CO2 produced by potato respiration can easily raise the temperature
