Is it safe to..........?

Question

eat the nut inside a plum?

If you crack open that shell thing inside the plum, there's actually a nut inside.

I ate it once when I was little (it tasted like cherries) and nothing happened, but I'm still wondering if it's safe...

thanks in advance!!!

Answer 1

Hm, when i was little I swallowed one and my mom freaked out b/c she said they were poisonous. However, I lived on and was completely fine, so...

Answer 2

No because you could have have a complication is your digestive system.  

Answer 3

No it's not. Plums, peaches, apricots and apple pits contain natural occurring cyanide.They are referred to as "bitter almonds".

Heating them removes the toxin.But if your eating them straight out of the shell the toxins are there.

A few won't hurt you.

But a lot can make you very ill.

Here's a list ( see appleseeds, apricot, peach and plum pits).

http://hsc.unm.edu/Pharmacy/poison/z%20P...

Answer 4

"DON'T EAT IT,...STICK TO EATING THE FRUIT,...

TASTE BETTER ANYWAY,.....;)

Answer 5

Well I know that apple seeds contain arsenic, so it's probably not safe to eat seeds...

Answer 6

that soundes weird

Answer 7

hahaahh i doubt something bad would happen, but try it and tell me what happens??

Answer 8

yes, of course they're most delectable when ground and mixed with ammonia!

Answer 9

I know somebody who ate the pit out of a peach and they got severly ill.

And this kid was 18, so there you have it.

I wouldn't if I were you.