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Foods Containing B17 (Nitrilosides)

Vitamin B17 appears in abundance in untamed nature. Because B17 is bitter to the taste, in man’s attempt to improve tastes and flavors for his own pleasure, he has eliminated bitter substances like B17 by selection and cross-breeding. It can be stated as a general rule that many of the foods that have been domesticated still contain the vitamin B17 in that part not eaten by modem man, such as the seeds in apricots. Listed below is an evaluation of some of the more common foods. Keep in mind that these are averages only and that specimens vary widely depending on variety, locale, soil, and climate.

Fruits  Range*
blackberry, domestic low
blackberry, wild high
boysenberry med.
choke cherry high
wild crabapple high
market cranberry low
Swedish (lignon) cranberry high
currant med.
elderberry med. to high
gooseberry. med.
huckleberry med.
loganberry med.
mulberry med.
quince med.
raspberry med.

Seeds  

Range*

apple seeds high apricot seed high buckwheat med. cherry seed high flax med. millet med. nectarine seed high peach seed high pear seeds high plum seed high prune seed high squash seeds med.

Beans  

Range*

black low

black-eyed peas low fava high garbanzo low to

med.

green pea low kidney low to med. lentils med. lima, U.S.  low lima, Burma med. mung med. to high shell low

Nuts (all raw)  Range*
bitter almond high
cashew low
macadamia med. to high

Sprouts  Range*
alfalfa med.
bamboo high
fava med.
garbanzo med.
mung med.

Leaves  Range*
alfalfa high
beet tops low
eucalyptus high
spinach low
water cress low

Tubers  Range*
cassava high
sweet potato low
yams low

Range*

High — above 500 mgs. nitriloside per 100 grams food
Medium — above 100 mgs. per 100 grams food
Low — below 100 mgs. per 100 grams food