Common Food Items That Are Actually Poisonous!!

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Health is everything, while we keep trying hard to stay fit, we need to be aware of the food items which we take regularly but can be poisonous. Here we are presenting 10 food items which you should be aware of while consuming:

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1. Cherry Seeds

Cherry seeds contain high levels of cyanide. When cherry seeds are crushed, they produce hydrogen cyanide, which is highly toxic. Consuming good amount of cherry seeds can kill you.

2. Wild Mushrooms

There are thousands of different varieties of mushrooms, some are very healthy but many are very poisonous. One of the most toxic is the Amanita phalloides commonly known as the Deathcap Toadstool, can cause liver failure and even death. if you are not a mushroom expert who can distinguish the toxic from the tasty then it is best to get your mushrooms from the store and not the forest.

3. Green Potato

Potato contains high levels of a glycoalkaloid called solanine, a toxic substance which if taken in high quantity can put you in a coma. If potatoes are stored for too long before cooking then there is high chance of becoming poisonous. We should stay far away from the green ones.

4. Apple Seeds

In the recent movie of Bollywood it was shown that the actress Sridevi had made cyanid from apple seeds. Apple seeds contain cyanid, a very dangerous poison. Though taking one or two will not effect but taking in abundance can kill you.

5. Kidney Beans

Eating raw kidney beans can be very dangerous as it contain high levels of a toxin called phytohaemagglutinin. Eating as few as four or five raw beans will trigger symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. Cooking the beans, however, destroys the toxin and makes the beans completely safe to eat.

6. Chili Peppers

Eating spicy chilies can leave you sweating profusely and feeling queasy, though it will not kill you. Eating a whole bunch of them, on the other hand might kill you due to a component of pepper named capsaicin, the same ingredient which is used in pepper spray. Capsaicin, when eaten, can cause gastrointestinal distress along with redness and swelling of the skin. If it is inhaled, it can cause contraction in airways of your lungs and in extreme situations, lead to asphyxiation.

7. Bitter Almonds

While the sweeter variety of almond is very healthy, the bitter ones can be poisonous. Raw almond of bitter kind contains cyanide and eating lots of raw bitter almond can be fatal. Though most of the almond being sold in market are of sweeter nature.

8. Tomatoes

In 1700s, the tomatoes were called ‘the poison apples’. Though the tomato are not really poisonous, its leaves and stems are really toxic and contains very high level of solanine. Though the fruit itself do not contain solanine.