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Apricots kernels don't cure cancer, and there's no such thing as B17, but if you've had Lazzaroni Amaretti cookies, you've eaten apricot kernels. In many cuisi
by c5karl 10y ago
Apricots kernels don't cure cancer, and there's no such thing as B17, but if you've had Lazzaroni Amaretti cookies, you've eaten apricot kernels.
In many cuisines, they're an ingredient in sweet treats. The sugar will probably kill you faster than the amygdalin.
- etatoby 10y agoThat's right. Several Italian sweets and liquors contain apricot kernels and/or bitter almonds as the main flavor. Most have the word "amaretto" somewhere in their name. (Amaretto is a diminutive of our word for "bitter") As you said, with most of those recipes you'll be sooner killed by the alcohol or sugar than by the cyanide. Moreover, the modern products usually contain benzaldehyde (the actual substance that tastes like bitter almonds, which is non toxic) instead of whole bitter almond or apricot kernel oil, which is heavily regulated due to its unpredictable toxicity.