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Apples are safe for dogs, but apple seeds are not. Apple seeds, persimmon, peach, and plum pits, as well as other fruit seeds or pits have "cyanogenic glycosides". For example, if an apple seed skin is broken as a dog eats an apple, then cyanide could be released. Apple seeds should be removed before a dog eats the apple. [citation needed]
Methylene cyclopropyl acetic acid (MCPA) is a compound found in lychee (Litchi chinensis) seeds.[1]The major carbocyclic fatty acid in the seed oils of Litchi chinensis is a cyclopropane fatty acid named Dihydrosterculic acid; these have been found in many plants of the order Malvales (), in up to 60% of seed oil content, depending on the species but also in leaves, roots and shoots. [2]
We humans love adding nutrient-rich seeds to our diets. I personally add seeds to just about everything. Whether it's chia pudding, oatmeal with flaxseed or hemp seed-batter pancakes, these tiny ...
The entirety of the unripe Ackee fruit is toxic and contains large amounts of hypoglycin. The fruit is safe to eat only when the fruit is allowed to fully open and expose the large black seeds while on the tree. The levels of the toxin decrease over time though from approximately 1000 ppm to around 0.1 ppm in the mature fruit. [4]
Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in temperate to tropical regions, many in laurel forest habitat, throughout the world. Many are laticiferous, i.e. they contain latex, a milky sap, and many contain mildly toxic saponins with soap-like qualities in either the foliage and/or the seeds, or roots.
Pumpkin seeds are a favorite fall snack. But can dogs eat pumpkin seeds, too—and if so, what are the health benefits? A veterinary expert weighs in.
Something in your own backyard or neighborhood, which you may not even be able to see, can be a threat to the health of your pets. A North Carolina woman tragically learned that lesson recently.
Germinating lychee seed with its main root (about 3 months old) A normal-sized seed (left) and a small-sized (Chicken tongue) seed (right) Lychees are extensively grown in southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the rest of tropical Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, [20] and in tropical regions of many other countries.