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Damson
Damson
Also known as: damson plum
Safe
Damsons are a whole fruit food, providing fiber, vitamin C, and polyphenols. Pits should not be consumed in quantity due to amygdalin content (cyanogenic).
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What it is
Damson is a small purple plum (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia), used in cooking, jams, and preserves.
Whole fruit food; used fresh or in preserves, baking, and brewing.
Why it's flagged
- pits contain cyanogenic glycosides; do not consume pits
What regulators actually say
"Plums, raw: per 100 g - Energy 46 kcal; Fiber 1.4 g; Vitamin C 9.5 mg; Potassium 157 mg."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole food; no specific food additive regulation applies.
European Union — EFSA
Whole food.
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