Pegasus Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I have a bag of potatoes that have a thin slightly dark ring on the INSIDE of the potato when I cut into it. I'm thinking it is bacterial ring rot from the pictures I can find (see the third picture down on this page labeled "ring rot on potato tuber"). Online information is aimed at farmers and I can't find anything that states definitively that it is safe to eat or not. It won't let me add the link. Hmmm. . .picture a pencil line drawn in a circle around the inside of the potato. That is what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I don't know if I would use this article to determine whether or not they are safe to eat, but here's an article on ring rot with a photo in it:http://magicvalley.com/business/agriculture/ring-rot-found-on-some-magic-valley-farms/article_998199cf-0864-5c7f-bb05-2972ea77b774.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I would, but I also raise my own potatoes. When one I've raised has ring rot, we eat it because I know it was picked and stored properly. Store bought potatoes? I would if there was absolutely no sign of rot. Any sign of rot --- out it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well I know nothing about potatoes but I've eaten potatoes many times that look like the ones in trulycrabby's photo. We've never gotten sick from them. It never even occurred to me that the ring indicated a problem so if yours are like the photo, yeah I'd eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well I know nothing about potatoes but I've eaten potatoes many times that look like the ones in trulycrabby's photo. We've never gotten sick from them. It never even occurred to me that the ring indicated a problem so if yours are like the photo, yeah I'd eat them. This. We're still standing, if that helps. :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I had no idea that the little line was a sign of rot. :ack2: Not that I'm admitting to having cooked and eaten potatoes with a little bit of ring rot every now and then because I didn't know what it was.... but let's just say that I'm pretty sure it's not deadly... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I don't know if I would use this article to determine whether or not they are safe to eat, but here's an article on ring rot with a photo in it:http://magicvalley.com/business/agriculture/ring-rot-found-on-some-magic-valley-farms/article_998199cf-0864-5c7f-bb05-2972ea77b774.html That article says that it affects the appearance of the potatoes, but is not associated with health concerns. I would interpret that to mean they are safe to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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