Food Safety: Are Rooted Potatoes Safe to Eat?

Determining if potatoes with roots or sprouts are safe for consumption. Essential home safety and food hygiene advice.

If a Potato Has Roots, Should You Eat It?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By May Fredenburg

By the time a potato has grown roots, it’s on its way to being bad: it may be soft and mealy, with wrinkles and patches of green on its skin, rather than firm and crisp, and you may not want to eat it. If the question is whether the potato is safe to eat – well, it depends.