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Is it bad to eat a whole apple? i often eat almost the whole thing. are the seeds poisonous?
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Cyanide: their pips (seeds) contain amygdalin, a cyanide and sugar compound that degrades into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) when metabolized. Its best not to eat the seeds since they get metabolized to hydrogen cyanide.
Answered 6/7/2017
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