Apple seeds poisonous?

[Khadaji]

I seem to recall from my youth that someone died from eating apple seeds.

Can they they kill you? What chemical do they contain that is poisonous?

[Mbossa]

The Master speaks

Short answer: Yes. Apple seeds, along with various other seeds (cherries, plums, almonds, peaches, apricots, and crabapples), contain a substance that turns into cyanide upon ingestion. A small number of seeds won’t kill you, but don’t eat more than a cupful in one sitting.

[spingears]

@Khadaji

I seem to recall from my youth that someone died from eating apple seeds.Can they they kill you? What chemical do they contain that is poisonous?

OTOH Water mellon seeds have been blamed for many a pregnancy!

[spingears]

@Khadaji

I seem to recall from my youth that someone died from eating apple seeds.Can they they kill you? What chemical do they contain that is poisonous?

OTOH Water mellon seeds have been blamed for many a pregnancy! :rolleyes: