The Fruit That Turns Deadly

There are three (3) types of fruits that need to be watched

Cherries - Image Credit 4028mdk09

Deadly fruits can make anyone feel worried, if indeed the type of fruit is near you. Especially when it can be reached by many people, especially children. And you need to know how best to deal with problems that might be caused.

You may have seen it, like the sites CNN Indonesia, August 30th, so please be careful when you enjoy it, if it turns out some kind of fruit turns out to be the cause of death.

The fruits are cherries, peaches, and apricots are some of the fruits that cause death, but you need to be more careful, because not the flesh that can make a person die, but the seeds.

You know if the seeds not only cause someone to choke, but also contain harmful chemicals that is cyanide. The fruits contain hydrogen cyanide, known for its corrosive substances commonly used to kill pests and dissolve metals during gold and silver mining.

Keep in mind that the harmful cyanides contained in this fruit are different from the hydrogen cyanides commonly found in pesticides or metal solvents.

It is necessary to recognize the content, cyanide in the fruit that enters the body will be converted into thiocyanate compounds to be excreted through the urine.

Even cyanide in any form will cause damage to the body of a person in large numbers, and will prevent the human body to process oxygen which resulted in the body's cell system damaged and cause death.

One cherry seed can contain about 0.17 grams of deadly human cyanide with a weight of 80 kg, citing the site The Daily Meal, this content is great because 0.1 grams of cyanide dose alone can potentially kill a person.

Moreover, there is news reported by The Independent, a man from Blackpool, Matthew Creme was rushed to the hospital for accidentally swallowing three cherries when enjoying a cherry pie in July.

If you have understood this well, that the cyanide compound is only available under the coat of the seed coat, if the seed is not destroyed then cyanide will not enter the body.

In other words, the danger can be solved well, cyanide and fruit seeds will only 'ride through' in the body. And it is advisable, look at this, do not chew the seeds until crushed, remove the seeds from the mouth before swallowing!

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Source: C Andhika Setyanti - CNN Indonesia, The Daily Meal, The Independent
Image: 4028mdk09 via Wikipedia