Why Soak Almonds for Breakfast?
Amygdalin is a procyanogenic glycoside — also known as vitamin B-17, the “antineoplastic vitamin.” Soaking almonds for a minimum of 6 hours and a maximum of 3 days decomposes traces of amygdalin into the much more chemically active hydrocyanic acid, also known as hydrogen cyanide or prussic acid. Oversoaking almonds beyond 3 days ferments them…