“Apple seeds contain cyanide,” a post by Facebook page “Facts that will blow your mind” reads. “Eating 20 apple cores will kill an adult, while eating less can result in ...

including Ghana. The idea was to germinate apple seeds. His results revealed that it took four (4) days for seeds to germinate in the Ghanaian soils, while other soils required a minimum of ten (10) ...

Our experts unpack their deadly reputation. An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but what about those pesky apple seeds?

including Ghana. The idea was to germinate apple seeds. His results revealed that it took four (4) days for seeds to germinate in the Ghanaian soils, while other soils required a minimum of ten ...

But as you bite deep into an apple, you are confronted with something not so sweet in its core: tiny black seeds. Unlike the sweet tang of the fruit, the tiny black seeds are another story.

However, it is not advisable to eat the seeds, as they contain small amounts of a chemical that produces cyanide, which is highly toxic. Eating one or two apple seeds by accident, or drinking ...

Luckily for those fond of their Granny Smiths, the body can detoxify cyanide in small doses, and the number of apple seeds it takes to pack a lethal punch is therefore so huge that even the most ...