What are the toxins in an apple seed?

However, chewed or crushed apple seeds release small amounts of cyanide, which is highly toxic. Nevertheless, you would probably need to thoroughly chew and swallow over 150 seeds before you experienced any adverse symptoms. read more

Apple seeds do contain a small amount of cyanide, which is a lethal poison, but you are protected from the toxin by the hard seed coating. If you eat whole apple seeds, they pass through your digestive system relatively untouched. If you chew the seeds thoroughly, you will be exposed to the chemicals inside the seeds, but the dose of toxins in an apple is small enough that your body can easily detoxify it. read more

Apple seed oil is a byproduct of juice processing. It’s made from the raw apple pomace. The amount of amygdalin found in apple seed oil is generally very small. read more