Are apple seeds from apples edible?

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asked Jul 4, 2020 in Other-Food Drink by jaseltxer (240 points)
Are apple seeds from apples edible?

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answered Jul 4, 2020 by Jasire (26,200 points)
Apple seeds from apples release small amounts of cyanide when chewed and digested which could kill you if you ate too many of them.

However if you swallow a few apple seeds the apple seeds are not gonna harm you.

I've eaten a few apple seeds before as a kid and never gotten sick from them.

You'd have to eat and chew at least 85 or so apple seeds for the cyanide poisoning to happen to you.

I would not recommend eating apple seeds but a few are not gonna harm you.

Just don't eat too many apple seeds and you'll be fine.

Cyanide in a large enough dose can be deadly quickly as it can stop you from breathing.

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