Take the tour ×  Is there any harm in swallowing watermelon
seeds? Or will they simply pass from one end to the other?
share|improve this question I hope you aren't worried about a
watermelon growing in your tummy. –  hobodave Aug 9 '10 at 16:46
But... I don't wanna watermelon bursting out of my tummy like an
Alien! ...Actually I was thinking more along the lines of
cyanide in apple seed coatings. –  Daniel Bingham Aug 9 '10 at
16:47 There is no cyanide in an apple seed coating. I'll update
my answer with some more info. –  hobodave Aug 9 '10 at 16:49
@hobodave: I swallowed an orange seed when I was young and was
afraid it would grow out of my mouth. My dad assured me that's
not how it works ...it'd grow out of my butt. Thanks dad. – 
Dinah Aug 9 '10 at 22:35 show 5 more comments  4 Answers  up
vote 10 down vote accepted  Um, no.  You can even buy them.  The
only common potentially dangerous seeds I know of belong to
almonds, apples, apricots, peaches, plums, cherries, and other
stone fruits. These contain a