Saving, lack of knowledge or the usual rush can lead to the use of products that can hurt you greatly. This is the case if you use green potatoes or a little moldy fruit. As a result, it leads to food poisoning.
Green potatoes
Many of us remember the children's tricks that they used to not go to school. Their results were diarrhea or high fever. A similar effect can be caused by the use of the same green potato. It contains a lot of solanine, a toxic glycoside.
To cause serious food poisoning, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, the content of this compound in our mashed potatoes should reach only 0.6%.To avoid this danger, it is best to discard green potatoes.
Mold
Another common mistake is cutting or removing the moldy part of the fruit or bread( or removing mold, for example, with yogurt) and consuming the rest. You should know that the mold produces mycotoxins that are dispersed throughout the product. This means that they are in the part that you left.
Scientists have identified more than 350 types of mold and 300 toxins produced by them. It is easy to guess that their influence on our body is very diverse - from provoking diarrhea to the appearance of problems in the work of the liver and the immune system of the body.
Dangerous canned food
Especially dangerous is the use of poison produced by Clostridium botulinum. Most often you can stumble upon it in spoiled canned food.
The most interesting thing is that this toxin is very appreciated by women for its ability to smooth facial wrinkles( botox).Botox temporarily paralyzes nerve endings, which prevents the normal operation of facial muscles and the formation of wrinkles. In this case, it is injected, prepared by a specialist and with all the necessary precautions and rules, in a strictly defined dosage.
But if this toxin gets into the intestines - the consequences will be deplorable. In 10-15% of cases - even death.
So do not eat foods with expired shelf life and canned food with bloated lids. But a little crushed apples or pears can not be afraid. They can be eaten, although the upholstered parts should be removed in advance, because they have lost not only taste, but also nutrients. However, such fruits are not harmful.
If the fruit appeared mold - their place in the trash. No options!