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. 2015 Feb 24;90(3):559–574. doi: 10.1007/s00204-015-1479-8

Table 2.

Results for the peaks of cyanide in whole blood (C max, t max) after application of different foods, potassium cyanide, and isolated cyanogenic glycosides in test person No. 5

Food Amount ingested (g) + sweet almonds (g) Equiv. dose of cyanide (mg) C max (µM) t max (min)
Cassava 62.0a,c 6.8 19.5 30
Bitter apricot kernels 2.1a,c 6.8 15.4 15
Linseed 7.5 1.7 1.2 30
15.0 3.3 2.2 30
30.9a 6.8 6.5 60
60.0 13.2 19.8 80
100.0 22.0 42.3 160
Persipan paste 100.0a,c 6.8 2.3 75
100.0c 10.0 6.8 4.5 30
100.0 30.0 6.8 3.4 50
200.0a,c 13.6 9.1 150
400.0c 27.2 17.1 270
KCN 0.006 2.4 6.0 5
0.017c 6.8 20.1 10
Amygdalin 0.120c 6.8 3.4 60
0.120c 10.0 6.8 10.0 30
0.387 22.0 29.2 70
Linamarin 0.065c 6.8 0.4 b
0.209 22.0 0.9 b

aResults obtained during the investigations within the study protocol for comparison

bNo definite peak identifiable

cFor concentration–time curves see Fig. 4 or 5