1. Fugu. Fugu is the Japanese word for pufferfish and the dish prepared from it can be lethally poisonous. The ovaries, intestines and liver of fugu contain tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin up to 1,200 times more deadly than cyanide.
Manchineel. This tree may resemble that of an apple tree, but its fruits and leaves produce a deadly toxin that can cause great suffering. The manchineel tree is located in Florida, Mexico, and northern South America. These green or greenish-yellow fruits look similar to regular apples.
Pufferfish
The liver, kidneys, and spikes of pufferfish contain dangerous nerve toxins poisonous to humans. While the meat of some species is considered an expensive delicacy in some cultures, it can be fatal if prepared incorrectly and thus only eaten when cooked by a licensed chef.
Blue death is extremely poisonous and can be fatal to humans.
Non-edible food waste is any part of food that is not normally consumed or eaten, such as a banana peel, watermelon rind, corn cob, coffee grounds, or eggshell.
Southeast Asia has more than 500 varieties of durians, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia that have over 100 varieties. Food experts and travel writers are still not able to describe the taste, flavor and rather peculiar smell of this spiky fruit.
In the late 1700s, a large percentage of Europeans feared the tomato. A nickname for the fruit was the “poison apple” because it was thought that aristocrats got sick and died after eating them, but the truth of the matter was that wealthy Europeans used pewter plates, which were high in lead content.
Thallium is tasteless and odorless and has been used by murderers as a difficult to detect poison.
03/5Salt. It is impossible to imagine our day-to-day meals without this white poison- Salt. From curries to sabzis to fried snacks to healthy soups, salt is an essential element of day-to-day cooking. But this inseparable ingredient is also a slow poison when consumed in excess.
Brazil Nuts – Proceed with Caution
Eating too many Brazil nuts can lead to toxic levels of selenium in the body (selenosis) and cause symptoms such as bad breath, diarrhea, nausea, skin rashes/lesions, nerve pain and fatigue. In rare cases, very high levels can cause kidney failure, cardiac arrest and even death.
The five white poisons for your health: flour, salt, sugar, rice, cow milk.
Foods such as bacon, sausages and some deli meats are not only high in calories and sodium, but also in saturated fat as well as some nitrates and nitrites. This can "all contribute to various health conditions and disease," he said.
In fact, 45 per cent (%) of Aussies are aware of the long-term benefits of eating fruit and veggies. However, the average adult gets 2.4 serves of veggies per day, while just over half eats the advised two serves of fruit.
Due to its overpowering smell, durian has been banned on many types of public transport across Thailand, Japan and Hong Kong. In Singapore, the fruit is banned across all types of public transportation and even taxis have signs to let you know they refuse to carry passengers transporting the smelly fruit.
Mainland China suspended imports of Taiwanese sugar-apples, known also as atemoya or custard apples, in September 2021, citing biosafety fears over plant pests.
Flexi Says: We generally eat food obtained from plants and animals that were once alive but after being cooked, they become non-living. Other non-living foods that we eat are salt, honey, sugar, etc.