{"id":8724,"date":"2023-12-10T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secretsfrommyapron.com\/?p=8724"},"modified":"2023-12-10T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T15:49:00","slug":"potatoes-last-more-than-three-times-as-long-than-if-stored-in-common-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secretsfrommyapron.com\/everyday-meals\/potatoes-last-more-than-three-times-as-long-than-if-stored-in-common-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Potatoes last more than three times as long than if stored in common place"},"content":{"rendered":"

TikTok user asks viewers if potatoes belong in the fridge<\/h3>\n

A couple of weeks, or sometimes even days, after the weekly shop, potatoes will start to sprout, shrivel, shrink, and soften – especially if kept in the wrong conditions.<\/p>\n

If potatoes are subjected to too much light, especially sunlight, this can cause the potatoes to start sprouting.<\/p>\n

Potatoes are safe to eat, even after they’ve sprouted, as long as they are still firm to the touch, don’t look too wrinkly and shrivelled, and the sprouts are small.<\/p>\n

However, there are toxin concerns with potato sprouts. When potatoes start to go bad, it can cause them to overproduce a chemical called solanine, which causes them to turn green and taste bitter.<\/p>\n

To avoid this happening, Lucia Washbrook, sales and marketing director at Branston (the UK’s largest potato supplier) has exclusively shared how to store potatoes properly with Express.co.uk.<\/p>\n

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She claimed that \u201cpotatoes stored in the fridge can last more than three times as long compared with storing at room-temperature\u201d.<\/p>\n

This is backed up by research from Waste & Resources Action Programme. They noted that storing potatoes this way can have the potential to \u201csave 100,000 tonnes of food waste per year\u201d.<\/p>\n

Lucia added: \u201cStoring potatoes in the fridge should be encouraged to prolong the lifespan and prevent Britons wasting over 5.8 million potatoes each year.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the old guidance was to store spuds in a cool, dry and dark place, such as a cupboard, it is now recommended that they should be kept in the fridge at below five degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n

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