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Do poppy seeds contain narcotics?
Do poppy seeds contain narcotics?
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The poppy seeds themselves possess no opium content. Instead, the opium alkaloids (e.g., morphine, codeine, and thebaine) are found in the poppy latex, which is a milky white fluid that exudes from the pod when it is cut.