It is estimated that pregnant women with certain genetic tendency and sensitivity to alkaloids may give birth to "deformed children" if they eat 44.2-52 grams of potatoes. Details are as follows:
1. Potato contains solanine and solanine.
Scientific research has found that the alkaloids and sterols contained in potatoes are mainly solanine and solanine, and their structures are similar to those of human steroid hormones, such as androgen, estrogen and progesterone. Then, if pregnant women eat a lot of potatoes with high alkaloid content and accumulate them in the body, it will have a "teratogenic effect."
2. Purple potato and blue potato have the highest content.
The study also found that those newly harvested potatoes contained 20 mg of alkaloids per kilogram, but after storage for a period of time, they rose to 75- 14 mg; Moreover, this substance mainly exists in the teeth or epidermis of potatoes, especially immature purple-skinned potatoes or cyan potatoes.
3. Alkaloids cannot be reduced.
It was found that soaking, steaming, boiling, baking and baking could not reduce the alkaloids in potatoes.
That is to say, although the French fries and potato chips sold in the market have been treated at high temperature, the content of "Solanum nigrum" is only reduced accordingly, and the harm still exists.
Moreover, French fries and potato chips also contain high oil and salt;
Eating more in pregnant women will not only lead to obesity, but also induce pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome and increase the risk of pregnancy.
In view of this, pregnant women do not eat or eat less potatoes and their products-French fries and chips, so as not to affect the healthy development of the fetus.