Food: For centuries Europeans considered tomatoes poisonous.…

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Did you know? For centuries Europeans considered tomatoes poisonous. The reason: wealthy Europeans ate from pewter plates that contained lead. The acid in the tomato leached lead from the plates, causing lead poisoning. The tomato itself was innocent — the plates were the problem.

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For centuries Europeans considered tomatoes poisonous. The reason: wealthy Europeans ate from pewter plates that contained lead. The acid in the tomato leached lead from the plates, causing lead poisoning. The tomato itself was innocent — the plates were the problem.

Tomaten werden in Europa eeuwenlang als giftig beschouwd. De reden: rijke Europeanen aten van tinnen borden met loodtoevoeging. Het zuur in de tomaat trok lood uit de borden, met loodvergiftiging tot gevolg. De tomaat zelf was onschuldig — de borden waren het probleem.

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