What are the side effects of eating raw sorghum?
                                
                                
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                                The immature shoots of the sorghum plant are notably poisonous due to the presence of hydrogen cyanide, a compound that can cause severe respiratory failure and, in large quantities, death. This article investigates the serious and less-documented side effects of eating raw sorghum, from toxic compounds to antinutrients and digestive complications.