I was almost ready to prepare elderberry jam, using the elderberry with its seed, but then I found some information about seed's toxicity.
Do you know if the seed of ripe elderberries are toxic when preparing a jam?
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1It would help a great deal if you could state the exact species used. At least the area/region where they were collected?– LаngLаngСCommented Mar 19, 2018 at 19:56
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1Note that your reference refers to raw berries; do you plan to boil your jam?– Bryan Krause ♦Commented Mar 19, 2018 at 22:30
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@LangLangC they are the ones used to make jam, but I will try to look at the exact specie.– user11906Commented Mar 20, 2018 at 0:00
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@BryanKrause yes, to make jam berries must be cooked by 40 minutes at least. That's why I asked, there is no information about cooked berries– user11906Commented Mar 20, 2018 at 0:01
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Jams aren't always cooked, which is why I asked; they need to be if you are canning, but not everyone cans/jars their jam, depending on type.– Bryan Krause ♦Commented Mar 20, 2018 at 1:37
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Although the ripe, cooked berries (pulp and skin) of most species of Sambucus are edible,[6][9][10] uncooked berries and other parts of plants from this genus are poisonous.[11] The leaves, twigs, branches, seeds, and roots of Sambucus plants can contain a cyanidin glycoside. Ingesting a sufficient quantity of cyanidin glycosides may produce illnesses.[6][11]
Cooking destroys the small amount of cyanogenic glycosides found in the fruit that is poisonous.
When making jam you can sieve out all the seeds.
answered Mar 20, 2018 at 0:01
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Yes, I have read that, and that's why I made the post. The information seems..strange..but thanks anyway..– user11906Commented Mar 20, 2018 at 1:48
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