The Nicotine Content of Common Vegetables

[southeast-isher]

:-)

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE ... 8053290619

and

http://www.vidarholen.net/contents/junk/nicotine.html

[seasidegirl]

Very interesting.

[niknik]

somewhat vague, nothing as to how they got there.....is it naturally present? soil contamination, nicotine based pesticides....? but interesting nonetheless

[MKG]

It's naturally present in all Solanaceae. Tobacco is merely the member of that family in which it is the main alkaloid.

Mike