The Myth:: Apple seeds contain cyanide.
True.Cyanide prohibits blood from carrying oxygen, causing death by asphyxiation. And, sadly, the pips inside the “fruit of life” do contain a cyanide-sugar compound. But hold on: It would take a large quantity of apple seeds to cause a fatality, since the body can detoxify cyanide in small doses. Additionally, the fatal compound stays safely contained within the tough outer shell of the pip, which is usually not ingested. Note: Cherry, peach and apr...