• Question: Is it healthy if you are eating the seeds in fruits

    Asked by It's yuuuzhe to Min, Marcello, Katie, Israel, Dheeraj, Aoife on 15 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Marcello Valente

      Marcello Valente answered on 15 Nov 2019:

      Some seeds (like the one in apples) contain irritant substances that are bad for your health, seeds in general aren’t digested so it’s a wasted effort.

    • Photo: Aoife McHugh

      Aoife McHugh answered on 15 Nov 2019:

      Fruit seeds can be rich in fibre and protein which are good for us. Most seeds are harmless but it is true that apple seeds when broken down can release cyanide, but we would have to eat 100 apple seeds at one time for it to harm us. We shouldn’t give apple cores/seeds to dogs though, as these can be dangerous to then due to the cyanide.

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