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It's cyanide. Cyanide occurred naturally in the bitter almond and could be broken down by cooking, which is why people would roast almonds before eating them until we managed to guide the evolution of the almond tree until the bitter form, formerly 70% of almond trees, is now nearly extinct.
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What tastes like almond?
Arsenic tastes like almonds.
What does marjoram taste like?
It tastes like a candy cane. ?? Marzipan is made of ground almonds and sugar, so it tastes like very sweet almonds.
What is the poison found in green almonds?
Cyanide is the poison found in green almonds, though the almonds sold in shops is unlikely to be poisonous unless eaten in a massive quantity at one sitting.
What taste like bitter almonds?
potassium cyanide is a poisen that is distinguised by its smell and taste of bitter almonds
Do almonds contain cyanide?
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.
What poison tastes like bitter almond?
cyonide
How poison protect themselves?
When the predator goes to bite the animal it tastes the poison and leaves it alone.
What gives almonds their flavor?
shani............. well im actually guessing that its poison
Why are Strawberry poison dart frogs have got the word strawberry in their name?
because their poison tastes like strawberries
What does the term smells like bitter almonds mean?
Arsenic or rat poison as it more commonly know smells like bitter almonds. I found this out from the great Edgar Allen Poe :)
What poison smells like a common nut?
Cyanide, although it smells of almonds only about two thirds of people can smell it.
When was Christian Dior Hypnotic Poison introduced?
The Christian Dior Hypnotic Poison was first introduced in the year 1998. The product includes jasmine, amber, almonds, and woods, giving it an earthy romantic scent.
