How many apple seeds to kill you?

And assuming you're really good at grinding up peach pits with your teeth (ouch), or you really like chewing on apple seeds, the cyanide that would form in your gut if you ate a bunch of amygdalin is quite different than the cyanide formed in the lab. read more

Yes, Apple Seeds and Cherry Pits Contain Cyanide 44 This entry was posted on August 14, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on February 1, 2018) Apple seeds, cherry pits, and apricot seeds all contain a small amount of cyanide. read more

Most apple cores contain around 5 apple seeds. However, this amount will vary based on the health of the plant. You would need to finely chew and eat about 200 apple seeds, or about 40 apple cores, to receive a fatal dose. read more