The tomatoes I bought a month ago have sprouted, can you eat them

"I have a tomato at home that I bought a month ago, and recently it has green buds in it, can you eat such a tomato?" Yesterday, Ms.
Tang, a citizen of Nanjing, called the Yangtze Evening News 96096 hotline for help, hoping to find out why her tomatoes, which still look fresh, sproute
.

Ms.
Tang told the Yangtze Evening News reporter that the tomatoes at home have been left for a month, but so far they are still hard and have not rotted at all, and she was very surprised
to see small green buds emerging from the tomatoes a few days ago.
She wondered why intact tomatoes sprouted, and was a little worried about whether such tomatoes were hormonally abnormal or produced toxins
.

In this regard, Mr.
Ma, who has worked in the agricultural field for many years, told reporters that the germination of intact tomatoes, although rare, is a normal phenomenon and is not artificially used with hormones
.
He explained that most of today's tomatoes are shelf-stable varieties, thick skin, relatively less moisture, even if fully ripe or hard, this shelf-stable tomato can be stored for a long time
at room temperature.
But shelf-stable does not mean that the inside of the tomato has not changed
.
Tomatoes naturally contain abscisic acid, which can make the seeds dormant, and as the tomatoes are placed for longer and longer, the abscisic acid is less and less, and the dormancy of the seeds may be broken, coupled with the right conditions such as temperature, it germinates
.

Mr.
Ma also said that tomatoes generally do not produce any toxins during germination and can still be eaten
.
However, tomatoes have been left for so long, and after the process of germination, the moisture and nutrients have been reduced, and they do not taste good to eat, so it is not recommended to eat
.
However, Mr.
Ma said that the germinated tomatoes do not have to be thrown away, you can take a large pot and plant it, if the environment is suitable and the maintenance is in place, maybe the seedlings can be raised until they bloom and bear fruit
.

Many roots, melons, fruits and vegetables in life have germination after
a long time.
For example, potatoes are easy to sprout, unlike tomatoes, sprouted potatoes produce toxins and cannot be eaten; Ginger and garlic will shrivel significantly when sprouted and lose their nutritional value
.
These sprouted vegetables can be planted, and a pot of green plants can be harvested in a short period of time, and there will be a harvest after it is
raised.