While the raw food trend has its merits, not all vegetables are created equal when it comes to munching them uncooked. Discover 18 common veggies that, despite their healthy reputation, are best ...

The right berry bushes can add visual interest to your yard and attract birds. But you might want to steer clear of this bush ...

Instead, elderberry -- along with several other plants, including almonds and cassava -- contain what are known as cyanogenic glycosides. That's an organic chemist's way of saying "sugar derivatives ...

Letter Published: 09 September 2015 A new cyanogenic metabolite in Arabidopsis required for inducible pathogen defence Jakub Rajniak, Brenden Barco, Nicole K. Clay & Elizabeth S. Sattely Nature ...

Cyanogenic glycosides are HCN-producing phytotoxins; HCN is a powerful and a rapidly acting poison. It is not difficult to find plants containing these compounds in the food supply and/or in medicinal ...

You're just wasting half an apple. Apples aren't the only fruits with cyanogenic glycosides, either. Peaches, apricots, cherry pits, almonds, even lima beans---they've all got 'em.

This resilient crop thrives in tropical climates and is vital for poorer communities, but its tubers and leaves contain cyanogenic glycosides, which can cause fatal cyanide poisoning if not ...

These vegetable categories contain thiocyanate- a cyanogenic compound that has the potential effect of reducing the iodine uptake by the thyroid gland.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said it is unlikely that there is a health risk from cyanogenic glycosides in foods other than raw apricot kernels. Traces of naturally-occurring ...