WHAT IS AMYGDALIN?

What is Vitamin B17?

It is the compound, amygdalin, found abundantly in our raw food supply, most notably in the seeds of non-citrus fruits. Most commonly it is called Laetrile, the commercially prepared product of the apricot seed.

It is composed of two molecules of glucose (sugar), one molecule of benzaldehyde, and one molecule of hydrocyanic acid. Amygdalin is a plant compound that contains sugar and produces cyanide .Cyanide is believed to be the active cancer-killing ingredient in Laetrile. Don’t worry, only cyanide gas is lethal to living things. It also may play a role in the natural ripening of fruit and as a fungicide. The only way it can be released is by an enzyme which is only found in a cancer cell. If we don’t fiddle with nature it will help take care of us. We are designed to heal if given the right nutrients. Unfortunately, we have processed most the nutrients out of our foods due to convenience, looks, taste and shelf life. Nature did not make that food, man did. You can’t continue to live and eat “dead” food. Live = Life and Dead = Dead.

Sources

It is found in the pits of many fruits and raw nuts. It is also found in other plants like lima beans, clover, sprouting seeds, in the pit of apples, cherries, peaches, orange, plums, papaya, almonds, nectarines, apricots, and bitter almonds. It is found in heavy concentration in the stone fruit kernels. B17 is also found in grains like millet and buckwheat, as well as macadamia nuts, bamboo shoots, mung beans, butter beans, and some garden peas. B17 is found a great abundance in the vegetables man used to eat in great quantities and also found in the natural fodder of animals. Due to changes in our diets we don’t eat as much of these plants as our ancestors.

A Farmer’s Story

Many farmers noticed that during the winter months their cattle developed external tumors. They were being fed dry hay and silage. When the snow would start to melt in the spring, the cattle were allowed to graze in the pastures which were covered with grass. After a few weeks of grazing on the fresh grass the farmers noticed the tumors were getting smaller and finally disappeared. As time went by the farmers started calling this condition, winter tumors. We now know that amygdalin was one of the active agents in the grasses which caused the tumors to disappear.

In nature it is one of the must potent cancer fighters. Below is a list of foods that contain amygdalin. Take your pick and be healthy!

100 grams = 3.5 oz. (approx.)

100mg = 1/10 gram

Fruits	Range	Nitrilosides
Blackberry, Domestic	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Blackberry, Wild	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Boysenberry	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Choke Cherry	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Wild Crabapple	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Market Cranberry	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Swedish (Lignon) Cranberry	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Currant	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Elderberry	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Gooseberry	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Huckleberry	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Loganberry	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Mulberry	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Quince	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Raspberry	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Seeds	Range	Nitrilosides
Apple Seeds	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Apricot Seeds	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Buckwheat	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Cherry seeds	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Flax Seeds	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Millet	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Nectarine Seeds	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Peach seeds	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Pear Seeds	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Plum seeds	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Prune seeds	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Squash Seeds	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Beans	Range	Nitrilosides
Black	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Black-Eyed Peas	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Fava	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Garbanzo	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Green Peas	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Kidney	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Lentils	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Lima, U.S.	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Lima, Burma	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Mung	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Shell	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Nuts (All Raw)	Range	Nitrilosides
Bitter Almond	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Cashew	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Macadamia	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Sprouts	Range	Nitrilosides
Alfalfa	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Bamboo	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Fava	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Garbanzo	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Mung	Medium	Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Leaves	Range	Nitrilosides
Alfalfa	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Beet Tops	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Eucalyptus	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Spinach	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Water Cress	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Tubers	Range	Nitrilosides
Cassava	High	Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food
Sweet Potato	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Yams	Low	Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food