Green potatoes are toxic because

A) the green pigment, called chlorophyll, is toxic.
B) they have become contaminated with parasitic algae.
C) bacterial microorganisms have had an opportunity to replicate beneath their skin.
D) a plant toxin called solanine has developed during the greening process.


D

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