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by snapplebobapple 1302 days ago
Even if it's in there cyanide is pretty readily inactivated by the body because we have been dealing with it as a plant toxin to stop us from eating said plant forever. The issue is just avoiding a dose that overloads our own treatment system in the event we don't eliminate it through other means like heating.

Cody's lab video where he drinks some and explains the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6hOVhQQ9hI