Thus, a food that contains a natural toxin at very low levels that would not ordinarily be harmful ( for instance, small amounts of amygdalin in apricot kernels ) is not adulterated.
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When I saw that someone had hacked the Amygdalin site again with a lot of misimformation on Thiocyanate I simply hit the ( edit ) link without realizing I hadn't logged in.
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The fruit of the wild forms contains the glycoside amygdalin, " which becomes transformed into deadly prussic acid ( hydrogen cyanide ) after crushing, chewing, or any other injury to the seed ."
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In 1845 amygdalin was used as a cancer treatment in Russia, and in the 1920s in the United States, but it was considered too poisonous . and later marketed as laetrile for cancer treatment.
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The pits contain amygdalin, the active chemical in almond extract, so during baking a small amount of amygdalin from the pits is released into the clafoutis, adding a complementary note to its flavor.
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The pits contain amygdalin, the active chemical in almond extract, so during baking a small amount of amygdalin from the pits is released into the clafoutis, adding a complementary note to its flavor.
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About the thiocyanate story, you have mentioned some reliable sources, but none of them speak of amygdalin, so your editing is prohibited as talk ) 02 : 19, 17 May 2015 ( UTC)
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Since the early 1950s, both amygdalin and a modified form named "'laetrile "'have been promoted as alternative cancer treatments, often using the misnomer "'Vitamin B 17 " '.
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I'm new to editing, and I don't want to waste a lot of time arguing with a person who is obviously aggressive about his opinion on Amygdalin, as you can see by the revision history.
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Amygdalin and prunasin are very common among plants of the Rosaceae family, particularly the genus " Prunus ", Poaceae ( grasses ), Fabaceae ( legumes ), and in other food plants, including linseed and manioc.
