What is tomatine?
Tomatine is a type of glycoalkaloid, found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants, and in the fruits at much lower concentrations. (1)
Tomatine is sometimes confused with the glycoalkaloid solanine, which is found in potatoes. (1)
Tomatine is also known as tomatin, or lycopersicin. (1)
What does tomatine do?
Tomatine may play a major role in resistance of the tomato plant against fungal, microbial, insect, and herbivoral attack.(1)
What contains tomatine?
unripe tomatoes contain slightly more tomatine than ripe tomatoes (2)
in a tomato plant – more so in the flowers and small stems, but also in the leaves and the stalk (2)
Tomatine is potentially toxic to dogs, it can be very harmful when consumed in large quantities. (2)
Resources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomatine
2. https://www.petmd.com/dog/nutrition/are-tomatoes-poisonous-dogs
