Are the nuts in the center of peaches edible?

Question

I am dying to know. They look like wittle almonds, and I wonder what they taste like.

Answer 1

Nope

Answer 2

You mean the pit? Um, well I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't taste good at all, but yeah it is edible.

(On this site it said it was edible)

http://www.solutions.uiuc.edu/content.cf...

Answer 3

That nut is related to an almond it's referred to as a "bitter almond" and yes it's safe to eat to a certain degree.

It contains cyanide( as do apple seeds and apricot seeds).

There are recipes for "bitter almonds".

The amount of cyanide is minimal so you would have to eat 100's to get sick.

Apple seeds you'd have to eat thousands to get ill.

The taste is rather unpleasant though ( unless you like bitter

tasting foods).

The toxicity is destroyed by cooking or heating.

heres the info.

Food Lover's Companion: almond

The kernel of the almond-tree fruit, grown extensively in California, the Mediterranean, Australia and South Africa. There are two main types of almonds-sweet and bitter. The flavor of sweet almonds is delicate and slightly sweet. They're readily available in markets and, unless otherwise indicated, are the variety used in recipes. The more strongly flavored bitter almonds contain traces of lethal prussic acid when raw. Though the acid's toxicity is destroyed when the nuts are heated, the sale of bitter almonds is illegal in the United States. Processed bitter almonds are used to flavor extracts, liqueurs and orgeat syrup. The kernels of apricot and peach pits have a similar flavor and the same toxic effect (destroyed by heating) as bitter almonds. Almonds are available blanched or not, whole, sliced, chopped, candied, smoked, in paste form and in many flavors. Toasting almonds before using in recipes intensifies their flavor and adds crunch. Almonds are a nutritional powerhouse, packed with calcium, fiber, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, riboflavin and vitamin E. See also almond extract; almond oil; almond paste; jordan almond; nuts.

Answer 4

No they're not edible.

Answer 5

I don't think so, actually there pretty bitter.

Answer 6

Not only are they bad tasting, but they contain arsenic.

Answer 7

Most people don't eat them because they are a natural source of cyanide.

Answer 8

They don't taste good...

Answer 9

They contain cyanide, so eating is not advised

Answer 10

The pits are poisonous, although one or two pits will not cause any harm (the more bitter they taste, the more toxic they are). The toxicity and bitterness is due to the presence of hydrocyanic acid, which is used in execution gas chambers (they use a reaction between sodium cyanide and sulfuric acid). Just so you know. More than 10 pits is pushing your luck.

Answer 11

I think the only thing a peach pit is good for is that when they are ground, they are an excellent exfoliants for dead skin cells.  A lot of skin care manufacturers utilize them in that form.

Answer 12

It's still the pit.  It's not a nut, even the inside of the pit is another part of the pit.  It is poisonous.  It is not edible.

Answer 13

They're called "pits"...also known as the seed of the fruit (ie, contains the seeds, but that isn't the point). Edible? Technically yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. Aside from just not tasting so great, it could possibly make you ill.

Answer 14

No they are not edible. The "Pit" is too hard for humans to digest or to chew with our teeth. They also have no taste or nutritional value. Its a better idea to decompose it in the soil instead.

Answer 15

It's not a nut.  It's a pit.  Even if you removed the hard outer shell, you cannot eat the meat of a peach pit as it's poisonous.  If it tasted good and wasn't harmful, don't you think someone would already be marketing them?