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About 4 to 9 mg of cyanide can be extracted from bitter almonds. It would take - literally - thousands of almonds to poison you. So munch away.
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Does cyanide come from almonds?
it doesn't come from almonds but there are trace elements of cyanide in almonds. the type of almonds we typically eat, which are called sweet almonds, do not contain a substantial amount of cyanide. remember, it is a TRACE substance in almonds and it will not harm you to eat them. For industrial purposes cyanide is synthesized by reacting ammonia, methane, and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst.
What chemical agent has smell of bitter almonds?
Cyanide smells of almonds.
Are almons toxic for dogs?
It depends. Most almonds contain cyanide ( a poisonous compound). We don't eat these almonds, so the almonds that we can eat are ok for dogs, but don't eat or feed anything wild almonds.
Do almonds contain arsenic?
They along with numerous foods do contain trace amounts of a variety of harmful chemicals almonds are associated with cyanide(sp). There are 2 different types of Almonds, sweet and bitter. Sweet almonds are your common ones used in cooking or processed for oils, Bitter almonds are also used in cooking but must first be processed. It is these bitter almonds which are know to have a toxic amount of prussic acid (prussic acid can be refined into cyanide.) If you were to eat bitter almonds that had not yet been processed (prussic acid leached out) it could be fatal. A hand full would do the trick. =================================================== Nuts from a wild variety of the domesticated almonds tree, growing in some of the Eastern Mediterranean area (Western Asia), does contain Glycoside Amygdalin, a chemical, which could became Hydrogen cyanide (or Prussic acid), if the nuts got crushed (or chewed). Domesticated (sweet) almond does not contain this chemical.
What foods is cyanide found in?
Bamboo shoots Cassava Apricot pits almonds different seeds including Cherries.
Why does urine smell like almonds?
Cyanide Poisoning.
What about raw almonds?
They're fine to eat raw. It's the shells of almonds that contains cyanide.
When a body has the odor of almonds?
In books, the small of bitter almonds on a body indicates cyanide poisoning.
What drug smells like almonds?
Cyanide poisoning can make the breath smell like almonds.
Which seeds have cyanide on them?
Most deciduous fruit seeds contain cyanide for example: almonds, plums, apples, pears, apricots and many more
What taste like bitter almonds?
potassium cyanide is a poisen that is distinguised by its smell and taste of bitter almonds
What gas smells like bitter almonds?
Cyanide gas
