Fugu, AKA Pufferfish It's the most poisonous food in the world and has to be intricately prepared to prevent it from killing its recipient. Fugu contains lethal amounts of the poison tetrodotoxin in its organs, especially the liver.
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.
The manchineel tree is the most dangerous tree on the planet. A single bite of the fruit can lead to death, and touching the bark, sap or leaves results in painful blisters.
Cassava, sorghum, stone fruits, bamboo roots and almonds are especially important foods containing cyanogenic glycosides. The potential toxicity of a cyanogenic plant depends primarily on the potential that its consumption will produce a concentration of cyanide that is toxic to exposed humans.
Ricin is much more poisonous than potassium cyanide. Doses of ricin the size of a matchhead are sufficient to kill an adult human being. Ricin is made from castor beans, the fruit of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis), which grows in the tropics and subtropics all over the world.
Fruit and vegetables that produce cyanide
These fruits include apricots, cherries, peaches, pears, plums and prunes.
Honey // Sweet, Sweet Danger
It's a little-known fact, but natural honey contains a poisonous toxin called pyrrolizidine alkaloids. It must go through a pasteurization process after being farmed to eliminate these toxins, but unpasteurized honey is extremely dangerous.
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.
Durian bans are the real deal across many parts of the world where the fruit grows.
Thallium is tasteless and odorless and has been used by murderers as a difficult to detect poison.
1. 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.
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.
Johns Hopkins Medicine points out that hot dogs are the leading cause of choking-related injuries in children under three years of age. Hot dogs account for about 17 percent of all choking cases. (That's followed by hard candy, grapes, and nuts.)
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.
Blue death is extremely poisonous and can be fatal to humans.
Benzene is a clear, liquid, petroleum-based chemical that has a sweet smell. Benzene poisoning occurs when someone swallows, breathes in, or touches benzene. It is a member of a class of compounds known as hydrocarbons.
Sugar isn't poison, but it definitely isn't good for you. One sugar in particular (glucose) lies at the core of virtually all of the metabolic reactions going on in your body because it is the primary molecule from which your body “knows” how to get energy.
Cyanides can be produced by certain bacteria, fungi and algae. Cyanides are also found in cigarette smoke, in vehicle exhaust, and in foods such as spinach, bamboo shoots, almonds, lima beans, fruit pits and tapioca.
According to ACGIH [1971], Patty [1963] reported that hydrogen cyanide at 110 to 135 ppm (120 to 150 mg/m3) might be fatal to man after 0.5 to 1 hour or later, or dangerous to life; 45 to 54 ppm (50 to 60 mg/m3) could be tolerated for 0.5 to 1 hour without immediate or late effects [Flury and Zernik 1931; Dudley et al.
Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) and many other Prunus species, including peaches, cherries, apricots, plums and nectarines contain cyanogenic glycosides. These compounds are hydrolysed by an enzyme to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN, hydrocyanic or prussic acid).