The facts: it could be easily mistaken for an almond by its taste, look and smell, but an apricot kernel contains protein, fibre, and a high percentage of oil and amygdalin, a poisonous cyanogenic ...

For the third time this month apricot kernels, also known as pits or seeds, are being recalled because of elevated levels of cyanide that could lead to food poisoning. The two previous recalls, ...

Europe’s food safety watchdog warns the latest ‘superfood’ contains a compound that is converted to cyanide in the body at harmful levels They have been billed as a new “superfood”, bursting with ...

Cancer cure quack Jason Vale is in another apricot jam. Vale, a professional arm wrestler already imprisoned once for selling apricot seeds as a cure for cancer, was arrested with his mother in a ...

Widely available in Montreal health food stores, if an adult eats more than three apricot kernels, cyanide poisoning can occur. Brendan Brogan went grey when he read the Health Canada warning on a bag ...

Twice, Jason Vale was diagnosed with cancers that should have killed him. But 30 years after the first tumor was found in his chest when he was 18, Vale is still alive. The reason for his survival is ...

Apricot seeds are thought to fight cancer, but researchers say eating too many of the bitter kernels could seriously harm your health. HT Image Bitter apricot kernels are thought to contain high ...

The apricot kernel (Prunus armeniaca) is the soft part inside the seed of the apricot. It is said to be a good source of iron, potassium and phosphorus, and one of the best sources of vitamin B17 ...

For me, some of the best shopping experiences have been at vitamin stores; I find the same comfort in a used bookstore as I do amongst vitamins and essential oils. I bring my notebook and sit in the ...

Apricot stones sold for health benefits could be fatal in high doses, the food safety watchdog has warned. Apricot kernels are thought to contain high levels of vitamin B17, which is described as an ...

For years, Jason Vale had two distinct passions: arm wrestling and apricot seeds. Sometimes they went hand in hand, as the world champion chowed down on the seeds during practice matchups in his ...