Can You Eat the Red Part of Sugarcane? What You Need to Know
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), deteriorated sugarcane can cause severe food poisoning due to the neurotoxin 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NPA). This neurotoxin can be produced by a fungus that causes the internal red discoloration in the plant, meaning that eating the red part of sugarcane is unsafe.
