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Can i eat apple seeds?

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On average, an apple seed contains 0.49 mg of cyanogenic compounds. The number of seeds per apple varies, but an apple with eight seeds, therefore, contains about 3.92 milligrams of cyanide. A person weighing 70 kilograms would need to eat 143 seeds to reach the lethal dose or about 18 whole apples. read more

While consuming the number of apple seeds in one apple (the average apple contains 5 seeds, according to the Washington State Apple Commission 3) is not cause for alarm, it is possible to be harmed by apple seeds — if you crush them and consume a large enough quantity. read more

You would need to finely chew and eat about 200 apple seeds, or about 40 apple cores, to receive a fatal dose. The Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) says that exposure to even small amounts of cyanide can be dangerous. read more

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