Chaya
Quick verdict
Status: avoidOK
Concern
PossibleChaya nightshade-familycan reaction,be alkaloidharmful sensitivity,if histamine-likeeaten response, gut irritation,raw or unrelatedundercooked.
The Recordmain theissue exactis formthat raw chaya leaves contain cyanogenic glycosides, which can release hydrogen cyanide. Cooking greatly reduces this risk. A Thailand-based study found boiling/drying reduced hydrocyanic acid from 1121.72 mg/kg dry weight in raw leaves to 1.71 mg/kg cooked (Kongphapa, J., Chupanit, P., Anutrakulchai, S., Cha’on, U., & Pasuwan, P. (2022). Nutritional and preparationphytochemical beforeproperties makingof aChaya decision.leaves (Cnidoscolus chayamansa Mc Vaugh) planted in Northeastern Thailand. Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology, 27(1). DOI: 10.14456/apst.2022.5.).