You must use ripe almonds. Raw almonds are poisonous. Eating them is dangerous and poisonous. If it is dried fruit, of course, you can eat it directly. Eating raw food is dangerous! Raw almonds contain amygdalin. When it is hydrolyzed by saliva in the mouth, it will release a highly toxic substance-hydrocyanic acid. Hydrocyanic acid can combine with iron-containing respiratory enzymes in tissues and cells, so that tissues and cells can not use oxygen, and people will have symptoms of hypoxia, which will cause poisoning. It is a fact that I study food.

Almond is also called apricot fruit. Almond is rich in protein, fat, sugar, carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin P, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients.

Almonds are rich in fatty oil, which can lower cholesterol. So almonds have a good effect on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, almond has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, moistening lung and relieving asthma, and is often used for health care and treatment of patients with lung dryness, asthma and cough.