What is a potato skin?
A potato skin is the skin of a potato. (1)
What do potato skins contain?
Solanine is almost exclusively located in the peel and first 1/8 inch (3.2 mm) of the flesh. (1)
What does light do to potato skins?
Sunlight or fluorescent light can cause potato skins to produce chlorophyll and turn an undesirable green color. (1)
While the chlorophyll that turns skins green is harmless, sun exposure can produce large amounts solanine. (1)
Resources
1. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-to-store-potatoes#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2
