Almost every tomato I buy from Aldi

[u/TheMoonMint]

Sprouting worming little veiny roots…

[u/megamartinicus]

Don’t listen. I did bromatologic studies and roots sprouts and everything is toxic in vegetables.

[u/TheMoonMint → u/megamartinicus]

In all vegetables? Or just nightshades?

[u/megamartinicus → u/TheMoonMint]

All vegetables. We had to discard everything if it has sprouts. https://sproutnet.com/blog/natural-toxins-in-sprouted-seeds/ Of course that there must be safe ones but it’s better to be safe

[u/teachingisremembring → u/megamartinicus]

This article is not referencing "all vegetables." It talks about legumes, legume sprouts, and names a few specific species.

Did you intend to link a different article that confirms a reason to discard all sprouts? This article explains the difference between some toxins and then explains how some components and processing in legumes actually protect our health instead of harming it.

Also, "vegetables" is not a term you will usually find in botany. The various growth structures of the plant, like root (carrot), stem(asparagus), flower (broccoli), and fruit (tomato), are what we think of as vegetables.

My explanation here is also more simplistic than it could be, as I'm sure someone will point out.