Passiflora

[Serebi]

I recently bought 2 Passiflora Vines, really really cute flowers and a really exotic fruit!, but while i was searching on the net for some care tips i found that Passion Fruit has a high amount of Deadly CYANIDE!!!!! AHHHH and i was planning to do some Passionfruit Juice!! Ahhhh! Cyanide! Does somebody has some information on this topic

 

[Bugweed]

I have been told that Passion Fruit, and Peaches, have cyanide naturally in the pit.

 

[pond boy]

As well as cherrys(especialy pits and leaves) and all stone fruit. I wouldn`t worry as long as you are eating the edible part.

 

[TheAlphaWolf]

I LOVE passionflower juice....
I just got a baby P. incarnata
they say that they attract gulf fritilaries or something and I can't wait until I have tons of caterpillars

 

[Serebi]

But i heard that eating Passion fruit is specially dangerious. there are a few reports of death people due to cyanide in passion fruit. oh....thats dangerious!

 

[Copper]

If you eat the seeds. Did you know that arsenic cames from apple seeds?

 

[Clint]

wow, interesting...

cigarettes have cyanide, ammonia, tons of stuff in the smoke. i wouldn't worry about eating some fruit

 

[pond boy]

Actually Rose it`s cyanide in the apple seeds(wich gives them a almond like taste). I love reading up in books on the toxic propertys od plants and there effects on humans.(Always checking out to see if the library has any new ones)

 

[Starman]

Quote[/b] (Serebi @ Oct. 05 2004,9:46)]But i heard that eating Passion fruit is specially dangerious. there are a few reports of death people due to cyanide in passion fruit. oh....thats dangerious!

Um...........no.

True, SOME are poisonous(and CAN kill you) but others are not.
I knwo for a fact that Passiflora incarta IS edible.
Dino

 

[Starman]

Quote[/b] (Copper @ Oct. 20 2004,11:51)]If you eat the seeds.  Did you know that arsenic cames from apple seeds?

I have ate the seeds about 2 or 3 months ago, does that mean Im going to die?

lol

 

[Patch]

they do contain those chemicals, but not in a large enough amount to kill you.

so eating apple seeds is fine.

just eat the flesh of the fruit and youre good to go.

dont go chopping up a ton of passion fruit seeds and eating it.

 

[Serebi]

Well so every time i may throw out the seeds and thats all....

 

[Serebi]

Well my Passiflora gave me the first bloom since i bought it from the nursery it was HUGE but i decided to not pollinate it since i want the plant to have a strong root system before it produces fruit. besides winter is coming