An apricot kernel is a single seed found inside the stone of an apricot. Billed as a new “superfood,” some people believe that apricot kernels have cancer-fighting and detox-enhancing properties.

If you crack open a peach or apricot pit, you’ll find something that looks like an almond. It’s not an almond. Please don’t eat the impostor almond. It’s the seed. If you were planning on sampling the ...

Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet tall ...

For the third time this month apricot kernels, also known as pits or seeds, are being recalled because of elevated levels of cyanide that could lead to food poisoning. The two previous recalls, ...