Question of health effects of green tomatoes

harveyc · January 4, 2012

I was telling a friend of how I decided to give some green tomatoes a try after some encouragement by members here who have welcome me in my introduction thread. I asked if he had grown any and he said he hadn't and that he had health concerns related to the consumption of green tomatoes. He sent me a link to this Cornell information which explains health problems related to glycoalkaloids present in green tomatoes: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/...s/steroid.html

All I was able to find here at Tomatoville on the subject was http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=19476 which was mostly about the tomato leaves.

Has anyone seen anything about the changes in alkaloids in green tomatoes after they ripen (but stay green)?

January 4, 2012	#1
harveyc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sacramento County Posts: 40	Question of health effects of green tomatoes I was telling a friend of how I decided to give some green tomatoes a try after some encouragement by members here who have welcome me in my introduction thread. I asked if he had grown any and he said he hadn't and that he had health concerns related to the consumption of green tomatoes. He sent me a link to this Cornell information which explains health problems related to glycoalkaloids present in green tomatoes: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/...s/steroid.html All I was able to find here at Tomatoville on the subject was http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=19476 which was mostly about the tomato leaves. Has anyone seen anything about the changes in alkaloids in green tomatoes after they ripen (but stay green)?