in cyanide, according to the European Agency for Food Safety (EFSA).
An opinion mentioned that the lethal dose of cyanide is from 0.5 to 3.5 mg per kilo of body weight.
Substance that is converted during chewing or grinding of the seed into cyanide called amygdalin, which is contained in the seeds of the apricot. Therefore, it should be avoided until and the consumption of dust from apricot pits.
How many pips can be eaten safely?
If an adult consume just three small seeds or half a large will exceed the limits of safety the consumption of amygdalin.
However, toddlers exceed the safety limit if they consume just half of the small pit.
The symptoms of poisoning by cyanide:
– Nausea
– Fever
– Headache
– Insomnia
– Thirst
– Lethargy
– Nervousness
– Pain in the muscles and joints
– Lower blood pressure
– Fatal poisoning
A great deal of attention: What seeds of cause fatal poisoning?
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