How should the raw apricot kernels be consumed and in what quantities?
As with most spices, the flavor may not be pleasant when eaten alone or in larger quantities. Our whole apricot kernels taste quite bitter, however, many customers tell us they have come to like the taste. We generally recommend that one chew (or grind using small coffee grinder) 7-10 kernels daily for first week then thereafter, consume daily a maximum of 1 kernel for every 10 lbs body weight. To help mask the bitter taste, one may desire to take the apricot kernel grinds and sprinkle them lightly over hot vegetables, baked potatoes, soup, salad and/or mix them into oatmeal, cold cereal, granola, or trail mix, etc. Used in this fashion, they are delicious and certainly, you can consume too much of anything. These natural foods should be consumed in biologically rational amounts. Too many kernels or seeds, for example, can be expected to produce unpleasant side effects. WARNING: This product has not been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the prevention, mitigati
