Reddit reviews Organic Raw Apricot Kernels, 16oz
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Apricot kernels are the seeds found inside the stones or pits of fresh apricots. These kernels, which belong to a class of oil-bearing seeds/fruits are light brown in color, and resemble small almonds. They are sweet, and sun-dried.
They are? No, can't be. I just saw them at a green grocery (apricot kernels), kept in a green grocery. Maybe they can't be sold as a drug but can be sold as a food, or perhaps they are sold as a novelty item?
Ok I just verified, you can surely buy apricot kernels. You scared me for a minute there.
http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Raw-Apricot-Kernels-16oz/dp/B013HAD63M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453965536&sr=8-1&keywords=apricot+kernels
Also, you should know this as well, Cherry pits if you break them open have an 'apricot kernel' in them also...it's actually a real cherry tree seed, but it's similarly edible in small quantities and has the same amygdalin in it, as do all stone fruits (peaches also). You'll just have a fun time trying to get them out though :P
Apple seeds also have amygdalin.
People will try to scare you with this talk about it being cyanide...yes, the molecule is similar but it is not cyanide, nor will cyanide be released unless it comes into contact with amygdalinase or amygdaline beta glucosidase an enzyme to cleave the molecule into whatever plus cyanide that is present in some plants. Even so, the 'toxicity' is just not observed in the body as the amount of cyanide released is either too little to have effect or too diffuse to matter.
NIH confirms this non toxicity of amygdalin, but they also say it neither causes cancer nor treats it. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6986971
Yes, I realize the argument of politicization of science... so I can't say i agree or disagree with nih on this particular one.
I think it's interesting to note that they immediately claim it doesn't act like a vitamin. How do they know that? They don't. That's a very glib claim.
I personally set out to prove that people didn't know what they are talking about by eating 10 apricot kernels and 20 apple seeds (at different times, although I still think it would do nothing). They taste good, amaretto flavored. It makes me happy, so I guess that's vitamin enough.