The stems and leaves are virtually tasteless and make eating strawberries easier. They even have nutritional value!

Why YSK: It’s an easy way to eat strawberries faster and with less mess while reducing food waste.

  • justhach@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 year ago

    I’m confused. You comment looks like two different people making different points lol

    Hopefully you spit out the seeds? They contain amygdalin, a substance that releases cyanide when it comes into contact with human digestive enzymes.

    A few apples worth of seeds isn’t enough to kill you or anything, and the seeds are apparently safe if you swallow them whole.

    FWIW I have eaten apples whole for years, and I have not died of cyanide poisoning yet.

    • fireweed@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      Yeah something came up as I was typing out a wrap-up conclusion statement so I posted my comment as-is. Congratulations on your continued existence!

      • Tb0n3@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        You just have to make sure not to crush them up since they have a protective layer to allow animals to eat and pass them for proper spread.