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What Happens If You Accidentally Swallow A Cherry Pit? - Chowhound

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You've probably noticed that cherries don't come with a warning label about cyanide poisoning — because the potential risk posed by the pits is minimal. Most of the time, nothing happens when a person swallows a cherry pit as the danger lies inside of it. Since stone fruit pits serve as a protective barrier for the amygdalin-containing seeds, they should pass through the digestive tract intact if the hard kernels…

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