With a large number of melons, vegetables and fruits on the market, in this summer without appetite, people's appetite is promoted. Many people have heard that bitter zucchini, gourd, and loofah cannot be eaten. Shouldn’t the bitter cucumbers be thrown away?
Actually, there is a misunderstanding. Let's first look at why bitter loofah, zucchini, and gourd cannot be eaten. These vegetables belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, because after crossing with other plants, it is easy to produce cucurbitacin during the growth process, which is a toxin. On the other hand, cucurbitacin also has a protective effect on plants.
For the human body, it is a highly toxic component. Once ingested by the human body, it will damage various cells. In lighter cases, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting will occur. In severe cases, it will also cause liver and kidney physiological functions. damage. From the perspective of different forms of cucurbitacin, the more toxic one is cucurbitacin D, which is no less toxic than arsenic and has a higher lethality.
Therefore, once everyone encounters a bitter cucurbitaceous plant, do not eat it, as it may cause varying degrees of physical harm.
Let’s look at cucumbers that are astringent and bitter. Some people are very worried that cucumbers will become bitter and will be poisoned after eating. Others think that because cucumbers have a large amount of pesticide residues on the surface, they will affect the taste and cause astringency. bitter.
In fact, the bitter taste of cucumbers, after testing, found that it is mainly derived from special substances such as bitterin and malonic acid in cucumbers. This is also related to the previous planting of cucumbers and has nothing to do with pesticide residues. According to data records, the earliest cucumber, the wild cucumber, tastes extremely bitter, which is hundreds of times more bitter than the current coffee.
is made in India, and it is regarded as a kind of herbal medicine by traditional Chinese medicine. Later, it was cultivated by ancestors and turned into a vegetable without bitter taste. However, most cucumbers today do not have astringency and bitterness. This phenomenon occurs in fewer cucumbers. It may also be due to the bitterness of cucumber leaves being transferred to the fruit during the growth process. Cucumber forms a protective mechanism to prevent insects from harming itself.
A small amount of eating will not affect your health. If you are really worried, you can skip the food, or eat it by heating at a high temperature, there is no safety issue. In the hot summer, whether it is to eat cucumber directly or cold, it is a delicacy for clearing heat, reducing heat, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst, and diuresis.
In addition, people who lose weight need to rest assured that the calories per 100 grams of cucumber is only 15 calories, and there are also a small amount of dietary fiber, protein, vitamin B, vitamin A, calcium, iron and other ingredients, plus meals or As a side dish, it will not add extra burden to the body and is a powerful tool for weight loss.
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