You know those big peach seeds? when you split them, there is a smaller seed that looks like an almond inside. Are those edible?
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Meg
ANSWERS: 6
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Apparently not. They contain a cyanide of sorts. They also taste like crud. I'm not sure if the cyanide dose is lethal for a single pip, but I'd want to triple check to make sure.
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I think I bit into one a few decades ago and the taste was quite bitter. I could be wrong but I think they contain arsenic. I would say that they're not edible.
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Don't eat that, buy some almonds instead.
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I think they've got cyanide. One probably wouldn't kill you, i certainly ate one or two as a kid (thinking they contained some special vitamin, if i remember right) but they taste like ass.
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http://www.wikihow.com/Test-if-a-Plant-Is-Edible this is a guide on testing if a plant is edible (duh!) It can (probably) be easily adapted to testing a peach seed. Always exercise caution when trying new foods!
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Isn't that what they make peach extract from? You know the stuff that is purported to cure cancer? At least that is the rumor I heard.
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