Are apple seeds poisonous

Apple is a common fruit in our lives, and many people have the habit of eating apples. Because apples taste sour and sweet, and are especially refreshing and delicious, many people like them. We also often find such a phenomenon that an apple we have eaten half of will turn black the next day. Some people say that this is because the apple seeds are poisonous. So, are apple seeds poisonous? Does the apple turn black because of the poisonous apple seeds? Let's find out together below.

We may have all encountered the phenomenon of overeaten apples turning black. Some people think that this is because the apple seeds are poisonous. In fact, apples turn black due to oxidation. If you want to know whether apple seeds are poisonous, you must first understand their composition to know whether they are poisonous.

Apple is a low-calorie food, producing only 60 kcal per 100 grams, and is the choice of many people who are losing weight. Because it contains nutrients that are indispensable to the human body, such as protein, amino acids, vitamins, minerals and carotene, it can not only provide the human body with necessary nutrients but is also easy to digest and absorb. It is a fruit suitable for all ages.

Given that Chinese people attach great importance to their children's health, it is inevitable to remove the apple seeds when feeding apples or juice to young children because apple seeds taste bad. The problem is that once people firmly believe that there is cyanide in apple seeds, it is highly toxic! So if the apple seeds are not removed thoroughly, the subsequent medical treatment process will not be easy. Can the family bear to watch the young body undergo gastric lavage, catharsis, infusion observation and other treatments to prevent "poisoning"? So are apple seeds really poisonous?

my country has abundant apple resources, but apple production is highly seasonal. In the season when apples are concentrated on the market, in addition to meeting people's daily consumption needs, apple's deep-processing products not only solve the sales problem of apples in concentrated market, but also meet people's consumption needs in the off-season of apple production.

According to relevant reports, the total apple production in China in 2011 was about 35 million tons. About 20% of my country's apples are used for juice processing each year, and 1 ton of pomace will be produced for every 5 tons of fresh fruit processed. For a long time, juice production companies have discarded apple seeds along with pomace as waste, which not only caused environmental pollution but also resulted in serious waste of resources. Chinese scientific and technological workers have analyzed and measured the main nutrients and amino acid composition of apple seeds, the fatty acid composition and physical and chemical indicators of apple seed oil. The results showed that apple seeds contain 27.7% oil. Apple seed oil contains 5 kinds of fatty acids, of which unsaturated fatty acids are as high as 89.33%. Apple seeds contain 34% protein, 31.81% amino acids, and a variety of trace elements. They are an ideal health food with good prospects for development and utilization.

Chinese scientific and technological workers fed rats with high-fat feed, causing hyperlipidemia. On this basis, they studied the effects of apple seed oil on blood lipids, aortic tissue morphology and antioxidant activity of liver tissue in hyperlipidemia model rats. The results showed that apple seed oil has a lipid-lowering effect on hyperlipidemia rats and has a certain antioxidant effect, which is related to the role of the unsaturated fatty acids it contains.

Research results show that the proportion of linoleic acid in apple seed oil is 51.15%, followed by palmitic acid, linolenic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid, accounting for 10.5%, 5.6%, 4.3% and 4.1% respectively. It is believed that apple seed oil has the functions of promoting collagen and tissue protein synthesis, removing wrinkles, anti-aging, removing scars, promoting cell regeneration, and restoring skin tissue. It is a high-quality raw material for cosmetics and skin care products.

Most current research on the composition and efficacy of apple seeds and apple seed oil has concluded that they are beneficial to health. So do apple seeds contain cyanide and other toxic and harmful substances? A research report published by Chinese scientific and technological workers in 2005 involved a study on the physical and chemical properties of apple seeds and their oils. In addition to confirming the previous research conclusions on the nutritional components of apple seeds and apple seed oil, the analysis of the components of apple seeds did not detect the presence of cyanide. In recent years, some researchers have fed bighead carp with apple seeds and pumpkin seeds as feed to observe the effects on its growth and some physiological indicators. The research results show that it is feasible to add apple seeds, white melon seeds and black melon seeds directly into feed as oil raw materials. Under experimental conditions, adding 5.1% apple seeds, 12% white melon seeds and 2.8% black melon seeds achieved good breeding results.

After reading the above introduction, do you know the answer to the question of whether apple seeds are poisonous? When we usually eat apples, we eat the pulp of the apple, and few people think of eating apple seeds. However, many health care products are now extracted from apple seeds. It can be seen that apple seeds are non-toxic, so everyone can rest assured.