Family Solanum (nightshade) is generally associated with toxins, and for good reasons, as most of the plants in this family are poisonous. This includes some of everyone’s favorite staple veg…
Lectins, anti nutrients, oxalates (though these are not really in potatoes)
From an evolutionary perspective, animals can run away, hide, fight - to survive and reproduce. Plants, however, can’t do any of those things, what they can do, is be toxic so that animals won’t eat them.
Lectins, anti nutrients, oxalates (though these are not really in potatoes)
From an evolutionary perspective, animals can run away, hide, fight - to survive and reproduce. Plants, however, can’t do any of those things, what they can do, is be toxic so that animals won’t eat them.
That’s my strategy, too!