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    The pips of which fruit contain a minute measure of cyanide?

    Question #73697. Asked by w4rwick. (Dec 24 06 8:59 AM)


    What-A-Mess

    Apricot pits (pips) :-0

    http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9F0CE2D71630F935A15750C0A965958260

    Dec 24 06, 9:01 AM
    morrigan

    Apple pips do.

    http://www.blurtit.com/q196678.html

    So do apricot and peaches.

    Dec 24 06, 9:59 AM
    zbeckabee

    "A number of plants contain cyanogenic glycosides, which release hydrogen cyanide when they are hydrolyzed or ingested. Amygdalin, the best known of the cyanogenic glycosides in the United States, is found in bitter almonds, APRICOT kernels, peaches, plums, and apple and pear seeds, among many others. Other naturally occurring cyanogenic glycosides include linamarin, which is found in some yucca (cassava) and lima bean species, and dhurrin, which is found in sorghum grass, one of Africa's major cereal grains."

    http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic487.htm

    Dec 24 06, 10:05 AM


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