Tag: Root vegetable safety

In the United States, over 40% of conventional produce samples had no detectable pesticide residue. This surprising statistic challenges the assumption that all conventional produce is heavily treated and raises the question: do root vegetables need to be organic?

Worldwide, over 800 million people consume yuca, yet eating the raw root can be dangerously toxic. The answer to 'Can you eat raw yucca root?' is a definitive no, due to the presence of naturally occurring cyanogenic glycosides that can release lethal hydrogen cyanide.