Julpost Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I've been watching a DVD Creation Series by Kent Hovind and he mentioned something about the benefits of eating apricot seeds? I found a few sites online that sell them but then found one site that said they are actually toxic. I'd like to know if anyone here has ever eaten them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I've eaten the raw kernels in apricot jam. They're tasty and I eat them because they taste good in jam. I don't know much about their health benefits or who's right in the toxicity debates, but I'll keep eating them in jam, although I probably wouldn't eat them for health reasons till there is better evidence that they are beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I have eaten them. Not many though because they are nasty tasting. I don't know much about the toxicity though. Apple seeds tastes a bit similar but I find them easier to handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friederike in Persia Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 My kids eat them all the time, together with all the other local kids here and they're all still alive :D. Can't tell you anything more scientific, only that they are popular in Central Asia and people don't seem to get negatively affected by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Apricot seeds contain cyanogenetic glycosides and break-down into hydrogen cyanide gas when eaten. Eat enough of them, and it is can be lethal. Not a good idea. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 We call them poor man's almonds, but they are just as expensive if you buy them at a health food store.;) Perhaps they are like cashews and toxic in large quantities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Here is an article from Dr. Weil's website for you. (He believes they're not a natural cancer treatment, btw.) http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400528/Apricot-Kernels-A-Natural-Cancer-Treatment.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friederike in Persia Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Apricot seeds contain cyanogenetic glycosides and break-down into hydrogen cyanide gas when eaten. Eat enough of them, and it is can be lethal. Not a good idea. Bill ?????? I've seen lots of people eat plates full of them, how come they didn't drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 ?????? I've seen lots of people eat plates full of them, how come they didn't drop? Different varieties evidently differ in the amount of cyanide they produce, and they must be fortunate (or have the "folk-wisdom") to not over consume. But apricot kernels can be a deadly poison. I might try one, as a curiosity, but there is no way I'd consume them in any quantify (nor let a child eat them) as you'd be taking a potentially life taking risk. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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