HCN in Almonds…

March 9th, 2006

Natural oil of bitter almonds contains 4% HCN.  American white lima beans contain lO mg of HCN/lOO g of bean.  The dried root of cassava (tapioca) may contain 245 mg of HCN/lOO g root.  The cyanide content in lOO g cultivated apricot seeds is 8.9 mg and that in wild apricot seeds 2l7 mg. Inchem doc…

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