What is Vitamin B17?

It is the compound, amygdalin, found abundantly in our raw food supply,

most notably in the seeds of non-citrus fruits. Most commonly it is called
Laetrile, the commercially prepared product of the apricot seed.

It is composed of two molecules of glucose (sugar), one molecule of

benzaldehyde, and one molecule of hydrocyanic acid. Amygdalin is a plant
compound that contains sugar and produces cyanide .Cyanide is believed
to be the active cancer-killing ingredient in Laetrile. Dont worry, only
cyanide gas is lethal to living things. It also may play a role in the natural
ripening of fruit and as a fungicide. The only way it can be released is by an
enzyme which is only found in a cancer cell. If we dont fiddle with nature it
will help take care of us. We are designed to heal if given the right
nutrients. Unfortunately, we have processed most the nutrients out of our
foods due to convenience, looks, taste and shelf life. Nature did not make
that food, man did. You cant continue to live and eat dead food. Live =
Life and Dead = Dead.

Sources
It is found in the pits of many fruits and raw nuts. It is also found in other
plants like lima beans, clover, sprouting seeds, in the pit of apples,
cherries, peaches, orange, plums, papaya, almonds, nectarines, apricots,
and bitter almonds. It is found in heavy concentration in the stone fruit
kernels. B17 is also found in grains like millet and buckwheat, as well as
macadamia nuts, bamboo shoots, mung beans, butter beans, and some
garden peas. B17 is found a great abundance in the vegetables man used
to eat in great quantities and also found in the natural fodder of animals.
Due to changes in our diets we dont eat as much of these plants as our
ancestors.

A Farmers Story
Many farmers noticed that during the winter months their cattle developed
external tumors. They were being fed dry hay and silage. When the snow
would start to melt in the spring, the cattle were allowed to graze in the
pastures which were covered with grass. After a few weeks of grazing on
the fresh grass the farmers noticed the tumors were getting smaller and
finally disappeared. As time went by the farmers started calling this
condition, winter tumors. We now know that amygdalin was one of the
active agents in the grasses which caused the tumors to disappear.
In nature it is one of the must potent cancer fighters. Below is a list of foods
that contain amygdalin. Take your pick and be healthy!

100 grams = 3.5 oz. (approx.)

100mg = 1/10 gram
Fruits Range Nitrilosides

Blackberry, Domestic Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Blackberry, Wild High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Boysenberry Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Choke Cherry High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Wild Crabapple High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Market Cranberry Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Swedish (Lignon) Cranberry High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Currant Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Elderberry Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Gooseberry Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Huckleberry Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Loganberry Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Mulberry Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Quince Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Raspberry Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Seeds Range Nitrilosides

Apple Seeds High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Apricot Seeds High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Buckwheat Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Cherry seeds High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Flax Seeds Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Millet Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Nectarine Seeds High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Peach seeds High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Pear Seeds High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Plum seeds High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Prune seeds High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Squash Seeds Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Beans Range Nitrilosides

Black Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Black-Eyed Peas Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Fava High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Garbanzo Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Green Peas Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Kidney Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Lentils Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Lima, U.S. Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Lima, Burma Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Mung Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Shell Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Nuts (All Raw) Range Nitrilosides

Bitter Almond High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Cashew Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Macadamia Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Sprouts Range Nitrilosides

Alfalfa Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Bamboo High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Fava Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Garbanzo Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Mung Medium Above 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Leaves Range Nitrilosides

Alfalfa High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Beet Tops Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Eucalyptus High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Spinach Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Water Cress Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food
Tubers Range Nitrilosides

Cassava High Above 500 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams Of Food

Sweet Potato Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food

Yams Low Below 100 mg Nitriloside Per 100 Grams 0f Food