Some fruit seeds contain hydrocyanic acid, which can cause severe poisoning, said Dr. Muhammad Ihab Fuad of the Biology Department of the National Research Center in Egypt, according to Al Arabiya. These include pits of apricot, plum, peach, apple and bitter almond.
The largest amount of hydrocyanic acid (also known as hydrogen cyanide) is found in bitter almonds. And 100 g of apricot kernels can lead to human death. The bitter taste of the bones indicates prussic acid: it indicates the concentration of this poison. Most of all hydrocyanic acid is in juicy bones filled with moisture.
Poisoning can be avoided by using heat treatment of the bones. The lethal dose of hydrocyanic acid is 0.24-0.97 mg / liter of blood.
The publication also notes that according to the European Food Safety Agency, no more than half of an apricot kernel can be consumed per day.
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