Wednesday, December 29, 2010

10 Foods containing toxins

many of us do not know the content of which is in the food we eat often, but a lot of foods that have substances that are harmful to the body and is more interesting is there are many foods that contain toxins, but often we eat. 

1. Tomatoes 
Many of us who do not know that tomatoes were poisonous. Although the tomato fruit itself is not toxic, but the leaves and twigs contain glycoalkaloid tomato plants that can cause abdominal pain and nervous. Tomato leaves and twigs can be used in cooking, but can not be eaten. Glycoalkaloid this is that even a strong poison used to control the plague. 

2. Apple 
Apple is famous as a tasty and healthy fruit but do you know that apples contain Cyanide / Cyanide, although only in small amounts. Cyanide content was found in the apple seed. While eating all the seeds are there in 1 apple does not shut down, but it is something that should be shunned. Because if you eat a certain amount, would result in complications. 

3. Cheri 
Cheri is food that can be eaten most varied. Can be eaten raw, baked, made sweets, even in the liquor. Although famous Cheri delicious, this fruit contains toxic hydrogen cyanide. If this cherry pip chewed or destroyed by accident, he will issue a hydrogen cyanide. Hydrogen cyanide poisoning in small doses will lead to dizziness, confusion, and vomiting. Poisoning in large doses will mengakibarkan kesulatan breathing, increased blood pressure and heart rate, and even kidney failure that can lead to coma and death due to respiratory tract. 

4. Almond 
Although people call Almond nut is actually a grain, which is very famous in the world. As it was Apple, Almond also mengadung cyanide. Almond is very poisonous if not processed in the heat of his right to remove toxins. In many countries, Almond is prohibited sold before being processed to remove the toxic cyanide from him. 

5. Potato 
Surely all of us have never heard even eat potatoes. What we have not heard is that the potato is probably toxic. Twigs and leaves even its own potatoes poisonous. If you have a closer look at potatoes, most likely from the potatoes that we've seen somewhat greenish. This is caused by toxic glycoalkaloid. In history, deaths from these potatoes ever happen although rare. 
Most are from drinking tea or eating potato potato leaves are greenish. Death does not come quickly and suddenly, but usually its victims will become weak and then fell into a coma. Therefore, do not eat potatoes that have green dots as eyes, skin greenish, or who have been rooted. Remove the potatoes rather than its present. 

6. Chili 
Looks like no one among us who never eat chili. Whatever type of chili (the chili pepper, curly, green, etc.) contain a chemical called capsaicin. Capsaicin is what makes it a spicy chili. Sangalah hard where this chemical can be used to remove paint, and even used as "pepper spray" that can blind the eye. Bilan capsaicin is where a certain amount, will cause death. 

7. Monkey Nuts 
Like almonds, this monkey is actually not nuts but seeds. When you membli raw monkey nuts, peanuts are actually raw but never mind not been steamed first. This is because, these nuts contain urushiol poison that must be steamed to remove the poison first. Monkey nut poisoning are extremely rare, but the people who worked at the factory to separate the bean from its skin monkey sometimes experience side effects caused by the toxin urushiol. 

8. Mushrooms 
There are about 5000 species of fungi in the United States and about 100 known toxic and less than a dozen are fungi that memtikan. In general, fungi can cause digestive disturbances in intestinal gas for those who are allergic to it. Because many species of fungi that exist in the world, it is very difficult to know exactly which toxic reply. Basically, a fungus that grows wild over possible toxic. One of the most toxic type of mold is the "Alpha-amanitin", which can damage the liver. 

9. Pufferfish 
Pufferfish Fish is the most toxic veterbrata second in the world. Korean and Japanese people most like to eat these fish. Many do not know that the liver of this fish is poisonous partner that can lead to death. The poison known as tetrodotoxin which can cause high blood pressure, numbness and paralysis of nerves that can cause breathing failure and death. 

10. Cassava (yuca) 
Probably not many of us who know this food. Cassava is found in karibean and South America. Cassava can be eaten sweet or pahit.Makanan contains cyanogenic glocosides which was highly toxic. From the smell, cassava will repel insects and even animals, and if not properly process will result in death.

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