Bitter almonds have a strong, bitter taste due to the presence of cyanide, while sweet almonds have a mild, nutty flavor without any bitterness.
One is sweet and the other is bitter.
For me quite sweet.
Almonds are nuts, while amaretto is a sweet Italian liqueur made 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.
About 4 cups of almonds to 8 cups of boiling water. See the Related Link below for more information.CAUTION: Bitter almonds are poisonous - be sure to use sweet almonds.
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.
It's an Italian liqueur that's flavored with almonds.
Fresh almonds have a bittersweet taste that represents life. The sugarcoating on the Jordan almonds are in hope that the newlyweds' life will be more sweet than bitter. 5 almonds represent the five wishes for the bride and groom: health, fertility, wealth, longevity, and happiness.
Some say there are 2 main types of almonds the sweet and the bitter, but that's only deciding on the sugar and not sugar content, when in fact there are more than two. See the links below.
Bitter Sweet. Bitter Sweet.
From the Bitter to the Sweet was created in 2000.
Bitter Sweet was created in 1929.