No studies have linked eating rambutans to MCPG poisoning. Can you eat rambutan skin and seeds? Although the flesh of a rambutan is safe to eat, its skin and seed contain several toxic substances.

Inside the white flesh is a seed (pit). Bite into the rambutan and spit out the pit or cut it out. Consume rambutan raw for a refreshing, sweet, tart snack, or muddle it into cocktails ...