Arsenic, no - Poisonous, yes

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Yes, appleseeds do contain a small amount of poison, but it is not arsenic. I

was mistaken, I also thought it was arsenic, but a quick check proved me wrong,

too, its cyanide found in other pits as well. We used to crack them open with

hammers and eat them like almonds, in fact, they rather tasted like almonds.

That is what happens when you don't have electronic toys to play with and have

nothing better to do. LOL

I don't know how animals could get those shells open with their teeth, we had to

pry them open like an oyster, but I am still here. LOL

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" In fact, if you eat enough apple seeds or cherry pits, you could die. Apple

seeds contain cyanogenic acids. Cherry pits, and seeds from related fruits,

including peaches, plums, almonds, pears, and apricots, contain cyanogenic

glycosides. Your body can detoxify small quantities of cyanide compounds. If you

accidentally eat a cherry pit in a pie or swallow an apple seed or two, you'll

be fine. Actually, if you swallow several seeds whole, you would absorb a

minimal amount of the toxic compounds. Chewing the seeds makes them much more

hazardous to your health. Children and pets are much more likely to suffer

poisoning from eating the seeds than adults. "

http://tinyurl.com/56n5zb

FYI,

Lottie Duthu

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> Yes, appleseeds do contain a small amount of poison, but it is not arsenic. I

was mistaken, I also thought it was arsenic, but a quick check proved me wrong,

too, its cyanide found in other pits as well.

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Thanks for the fact check Lottie....when I wrote arsenic, I was not sure if it

sounded right. And it would only be important if you were juicing maybe a bushel

of apples. Cyanide is rat poison, right?