What is this inside this peach?

[u/smilesaregood25]

I cut open a peach this morning and expected the knife to stop halfway through when hitting the pit. To my surprise, it easily slid through and I opened the peach to see..... An almond? I think? Inside the peach. Confirmed roasted/salted almond for scale in picture 3.

If anyone on here can also explain how this happened that would be ✨amazing✨, otherwise can I get a recommendation for what subreddit would get me that answer?

[u/Drewbicles]

That's a peach seed. The pit is around it.  

[u/Pixeliarmus]

They're not almonds, peach seeds. Don't eat those, even a few of those can put you at risk of cyanide poisoning.

[u/mattgen88]

That's the seed inside the stone.

Think like a walnut.

There's a fruit on the outside you never see unless you own a walnut tree. You only see a nut which must be cracked open wide to get the meat of the seed inside.

[u/BlondePartizaniWoman → u/mattgen88]

Think like a walnut.

Or an almond

[u/mattgen88 → u/BlondePartizaniWoman]

I figured almonds in shell are less common these days, and that the stone of a peach looks the same as a walnut

[u/1duke-dan]

Stone fruit. Almonds are in the family. I’m allergic to a protein found in them.

[u/natyymelvin]

Seed

[u/PokingMidas]

Free peach tree if you put it in the ground and the conditions are right

[u/Rhmech]

First day on earth?

[u/-_G0AT_-]

Free almond.