Apple seeds contain amygdalin.

Amygdalin is a part of the seeds' chemical defenses. It is harmless when intact, but when the seeds are damaged, chewed or digested, amygdalin degrades into hydrogen cyanide. This is very poisonous and even lethal in high doses.

So seeds must not be chewed while eating apple. Children must be given apple by cutting and removing seeds.

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