10. Mushrooms
Usually fine providing the correct ones are picked. Around 5% of Mushrooms varites are toxic. Symptoms can vary from slight gastrointestinal discomfort to death. Mushroom poisoning is usually the result of ingestion of wild mushrooms after misidentification of a toxic mushroom as an edible species.
9. Rhubarb
They have large leaves that are somewhat triangular, with long fleshy petioles. They have small flowers grouped in large compound leafy greenish-white to rose-red inflorescences. The green leaves contains oxalic acid. This can give you kidney stones & if enough is eaten, kill you.
8. Kidney Beans
Harbor large quantites of toxin lectin. Just three uncooked beans could cause severe diarrhea and vomitting. Especially red and kidney beans, contain a harmful toxin (lectin phytohaemagglutinin) that must be removed by cooking. A recommended method is to boil the beans for at least ten minutes; undercooked beans may be more toxic than raw beans.
7. Apples
Apples pips contain cynaide can lead to vomiting providing enough are eaten. Apple seeds do contain a small amount of cyanide, which is a lethal poison, but you are protected from the toxin by the hard seed coating. If you eat whole apple seeds, they pass through your digestive system relatively untouched. If you chew the seeds thoroughly, you will be exposed to the chemicals inside the seeds, but the dose of toxins in an apple is small enough that your body can easily detoxify it.
6. Tomatoes
The are near stem and leaves contains the toxin tomatine. Can be used in pest control. Tomatine is found in the green parts of the plant, such as the leaves, stems, and unripe fruit. The ripe red tomato has only very minimal levels of tomatine and is generally safe for human consumption.
5. Potatoes
Green Potatoes have extremely high levels of the glycoalkaloid poison. Death by potatoes is rare but not unknown. Glycoalkaloids are toxic to humans if consumed in high concentrations.
Following these steps to Minimize the risk
Store potatoes in a cool, dry, dark environment to minimize glycoalkaloid formation. Cut away any parts of a potato that show signs of greening, physical damage (cuts or bruises), rotting, or sprouting. In severe cases, discard the entire potato. Peel the skin from potatoes to reduce glycoalkaloid levels. Do not assume that the concentration of glycoalkaloids in a potato have decreased if the green colour diminishes after storage in a dark environment.
4. Cherries
The pips contain the chemical Cynaide. This can cause vomiting, breathing difficulties and kidney failure. Cyanide is a compound that disables the ability of the blood in the body to transport oxygen around. Large doses of cyanide in one’s body can result to them unfortunately passing away due to asphyxiation. Some of the symptoms of cyanide poisoning include: confusion, excessive sleepiness, seizure, general weakness and even strange behavior.
3. Brazil Nuts
The world's most radioactive food. has concentration of radium 1000-times higher than that of average foods. Most of it is not retained by the body, this is 1,000 times higher than in other foods. This is not because of elevated levels of radium in the soil, but due to "the very extensive root system of the tree. Brazil nut oil is also used as a lubricant in clocks, for making artists' paints, and in the cosmetics industry.
2. Nutmeg
A Known Hallucinogen. Eating four to eight teaspoons of ground nutmeg causes mild hallucinations, warmth in the limbs. Can cause nutmeg psychosis which apparently leads to sense of impending doom.
1. Pufferfish
Also called Fugu. Fugu can be lethally poisonous due to its tetrodotoxin. This Japanese delicacy can lead to paralysis and death. Chefs train for 2-3 years so they can prepare it correctly. It must be carefully prepared to remove toxic parts and to avoid contaminating the meat. Fugu is served as sashimi and chirinabe
9. Rhubarb
They have large leaves that are somewhat triangular, with long fleshy petioles. They have small flowers grouped in large compound leafy greenish-white to rose-red inflorescences. The green leaves contains oxalic acid. This can give you kidney stones & if enough is eaten, kill you.
8. Kidney Beans
Harbor large quantites of toxin lectin. Just three uncooked beans could cause severe diarrhea and vomitting. Especially red and kidney beans, contain a harmful toxin (lectin phytohaemagglutinin) that must be removed by cooking. A recommended method is to boil the beans for at least ten minutes; undercooked beans may be more toxic than raw beans.
7. Apples
Apples pips contain cynaide can lead to vomiting providing enough are eaten. Apple seeds do contain a small amount of cyanide, which is a lethal poison, but you are protected from the toxin by the hard seed coating. If you eat whole apple seeds, they pass through your digestive system relatively untouched. If you chew the seeds thoroughly, you will be exposed to the chemicals inside the seeds, but the dose of toxins in an apple is small enough that your body can easily detoxify it.
6. Tomatoes
The are near stem and leaves contains the toxin tomatine. Can be used in pest control. Tomatine is found in the green parts of the plant, such as the leaves, stems, and unripe fruit. The ripe red tomato has only very minimal levels of tomatine and is generally safe for human consumption.
5. Potatoes
Green Potatoes have extremely high levels of the glycoalkaloid poison. Death by potatoes is rare but not unknown. Glycoalkaloids are toxic to humans if consumed in high concentrations.
Following these steps to Minimize the risk
Store potatoes in a cool, dry, dark environment to minimize glycoalkaloid formation. Cut away any parts of a potato that show signs of greening, physical damage (cuts or bruises), rotting, or sprouting. In severe cases, discard the entire potato. Peel the skin from potatoes to reduce glycoalkaloid levels. Do not assume that the concentration of glycoalkaloids in a potato have decreased if the green colour diminishes after storage in a dark environment.
4. Cherries
The pips contain the chemical Cynaide. This can cause vomiting, breathing difficulties and kidney failure. Cyanide is a compound that disables the ability of the blood in the body to transport oxygen around. Large doses of cyanide in one’s body can result to them unfortunately passing away due to asphyxiation. Some of the symptoms of cyanide poisoning include: confusion, excessive sleepiness, seizure, general weakness and even strange behavior.
3. Brazil Nuts
The world's most radioactive food. has concentration of radium 1000-times higher than that of average foods. Most of it is not retained by the body, this is 1,000 times higher than in other foods. This is not because of elevated levels of radium in the soil, but due to "the very extensive root system of the tree. Brazil nut oil is also used as a lubricant in clocks, for making artists' paints, and in the cosmetics industry.
2. Nutmeg
A Known Hallucinogen. Eating four to eight teaspoons of ground nutmeg causes mild hallucinations, warmth in the limbs. Can cause nutmeg psychosis which apparently leads to sense of impending doom.
1. Pufferfish
Also called Fugu. Fugu can be lethally poisonous due to its tetrodotoxin. This Japanese delicacy can lead to paralysis and death. Chefs train for 2-3 years so they can prepare it correctly. It must be carefully prepared to remove toxic parts and to avoid contaminating the meat. Fugu is served as sashimi and chirinabe
