Hype and sensationalism sell headlines like nobody’s business these days.
Part of my reason for wanting to explore ackee in a positive light was this very reason. It seemed poison, toxic and deadly would always be plastered somewhere in the text wherever ackee was concerned.
Now I am not here to downplay the fact or deny that there are circumstances under which ackee is poisonous, but rather to discuss the concerns of toxicity in a logical manner. I will simply present the evidence we have gathered from science so far devoid of all the common eye-roll inducing clickbait tactics.
Before we get started let’s take a look at this picture of the parts of the ackee fruit again for reference: