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.

    • fireweed@lemmy.world
      42·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • 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.