“Storing onions and potatoes together causes the potatoes to produce poisonous chemicals like solanine and chaconine, which can be fatal when consumed, especially for children.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Jun 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
It is true that onions release ethylene gas and potatoes contain glycoalkaloids like solanine and chaconine, and storing the two together will only accelerate spoilage. However, toxic effects are only seen when large quantities of green or sprouted potatoes are consumed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 June 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 July 2025, 18 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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