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Why not peanut/almond butter instead of butter?
by wufufufu 8y ago
Why not peanut/almond butter instead of butter?
- ttonkytonk 8y agoTurns to rock in the cold
- pvaldes 8y agoAlmond could have also a small amount of cyanide. Bad idea if you plan to eat a lot of the stuff.
- sneak 8y agoAFAIU only bitter almonds, which are not used to make almond butter, contain significant amounts of cyanide. You could eat pounds of almond butter and not have an issue.
- pvaldes 8y agoIs interesting, so I did some calculus. If we assume a 75Kg standard male human the lethal dose of cyanide would be 37.5 mg (0.5 mg by Kg)[A]. A Kg of sweet almonds has more or less, 25mg of cyanide [B] therefore if you eat 1,5Kg of almond butter in a short space of time you could reach the lethal dose. Is a lot of butter but: 1) If you eat less you could still vomit or have stomach problems that could lower your chances of survival in such hostile environment. 2) the maker could had used some cheaper bitter almonds in the mix to lower the price. Bitter almonds have much more cyanide so even a few could lower the lethal oral dose. And 3) there is a possible interaction with vitamin C suplements, that turn amygdalin in cyanide [2]. [A] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793392/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793392/ [B] https://www.almonds.com/sites/default/files/content/attachments/2014aq0004_amygdalin_publication_overview.pdf https://www.almonds.com/sites/default/files/content/attachme...
- sneak 8y agoThat is 3.3 imperial pounds of sweet almonds. I offer that one would not be readily able to consume even half that much.
- pvaldes 8y agoEating half of the stuff wouldn't be so difficult in a diet that needs to replace 7000-9000 calories each day. 750 g of almond butter has around 4600 calories. A reasonable value to eat if choosen as the main source of fat in the diet.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoDoesn't regular butter do that too - perhaps just aerate it like they do with all the icecream nowadays?
- drdrey 8y agoBut so does regular butter. It's not 100% fat, it contains water.
- paulcole 8y agoPut a stick of butter in the freezer and see what happens.