straight to the point!
Some time ago, I saw a hot search on Weibo . The couple was reluctant to throw away some rotten fruits because they opened a fruit shop. They cut off the broken parts and continued to eat them. As a result, was found to be liver cancer .
The editor believes that all parents must be like me at home, and have repeatedly told the elderly: "If the fruit is broken, don't want it. It's not okay to peel the rotten parts off."
However, the epidemic has been raging recently, and many families may have insufficient food or stockpiling.
At this time, some fruits look a little bit broken. Not to mention the elderly, the editor thinks it’s a pity to throw them away!
Which fruits can still be eaten and which ones cannot be eaten?
01 Frostbite and crushed fruit can be eaten even if it is cut off from the wound!
fruits are not easy to be delivered to the supermarket and vegetable markets around us. From south to north, from cold storage to indoors, the temperature is sometimes high and sometimes low, and it is inevitable to bump into it.
becomes soft and dent due to bumps, but the cells are damaged and cytoplasmic overflows. It’s like a person who is beaten to a bruised nose and swollen face, and his appearance becomes ugly, but his essence has not changed. Eating it will not cause any health problems.
Tomatoes all over the body Source: postharvest.ucdavis
Frostbite fruit is even worse than fruits that have been beaten. It is not just that the cells are broken down. It may be that the cells are decomposed, oxidized, dehydrated cells, reduced sugar, and disappear with a series of chemical reactions, which are manifested as depressions of the epidermis, dry scars, spots, water stains, browning of the inner , black hearts, etc. [1]. The industry calls this situation " cold damage ".
When apples, pears, peaches, lychees, and pineapples are cold, the peel or flesh becomes more brown.
grapefruit, lemon, orange, tangerine types are common, and they will also cause bitterness.
Banana, mango, Dragon fruit has a discoloration of the epidermis and black spots appear in severe cases.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, and pineapple are water-soaked in the epidermis.
The cold damage area is not only bad, but also has a bad taste. For example, apples will dry and turn into a dry and dry, and many varieties such as durian fragrance disappear. Severe tangerines such as tangerines will become sore and bitter. It's just edible, but not delicious.
Let’s talk about it again. For the majority of professional foodies, there are exceptions to everything. For example, frozen pear in the Northeast and litchi in the South in the South are a strange existence. If frozen thoroughly, it has a unique flavor. I won’t go into it here.
For other ordinary frostbite fruits, due to cell damage, their ability to resist disease is reduced, and they are easily targeted by microorganisms and quickly reproduce in the wound. Therefore, even if the fruit is simply frostbite, it is necessary to cut off the injured area when eaten.
02 This kind of fruit cannot be eaten, and it may really lead to cancer!
For soft and juicy fruits, grapes, watermelons, peaches, strawberry , etc., regardless of whether it has been injured before, if there are moldy spots, they appear on the epidermis, pedicles, and stalks, even if it is just a small moldy spot, it is best not to eat the whole fruit.
Because of moldy fruit, it is really possible for people to get cancer!
Look at the bunch of grapes in the picture, there are a little hair on the shank. The grapes are all fine, but you don’t know how much mold there are on the surface of the grapes.
The fluffy mold spots you can see are just the tip of the iceberg. The mold is a bit like a miniature enoki mushroom, with long myceliums under it. Grapes, a soft and juicy fruit, is like fertile and soft soil, just enough to make its roots deeply penetrate the flesh.
The mold of this bunch of grapes grows on the shank, and it seems that the roots cannot grow too deep, right?
, but it can "bear seeds" on it. The mold grows spherical spores and float with the airflow.In a confined space like a packaging bag, the grapes are already covered with invisible spores, and they may have begun to reproduce on small wounds that you cannot see.
Most molds are not fatal, but the metabolites of many molds are toxins. Mold like dark green furry with small black dots, it may lead to tuberculosis infectious diseases.
and aflatoxin and other highly toxic substances are called "the driver of liver cancer".
Eating moldy food for a long time can easily lead to cancer, such as liver cancer.
By the way, loose and porous steamed buns, bread, if you see moldy spots on the surface, you can’t eat them.
See a moldy spot, and it is best not to eat the whole steamed bun. I saw a piece of bread with mold on it, so I didn’t want to eat the whole bag of bread.
The same principle as fruits. When you see a moldy spot, the whole bag of food may be covered with mold.
But what if you really encounter food shortage?
Then read down.
03. After mold, it can be eaten after cutting off the food!
If you find that foods such as hard cheese, hard sausages, and air-dried hard ham are moldy, you can cut them off at least 2.5cm away from moldy and continue to eat the remaining part [2].
Note that the knife should not touch the moldy part.
is still the same. mycelium is easy to root into soft flesh, but it is difficult to root into very hard foods.
04 How to deal with moldy food?
Moldy food is kept at home and if not handled properly, it will affect the health of the family, especially children who are not immune enough.
has already seen moldy, so don’t smell it anymore. The moldy spots are full of spore particles. If you suck it into your nose and root it in your lungs, it will be miserable. Even if you cannot pneumonia , it will be extremely bad to induce your allergies.
Dough foods are thrown into the covered trash can, or throw them into the garbage bag and tie them tightly to prevent spores from floating around.
and then check whether the food it has been exposed to is infected. Mold that can grow on fruits can basically grow on vegetables and bread buns.
If it is stored in the refrigerator and becomes moldy, you can dissolve 1 teaspoon baking soda in a liter of water, and then use a dishcloth to dip baking soda water to clean the refrigerator.
Finally add a small tip for stocking up:
Potatoes, grapefruits and oranges, lemons, Zucchini , sweet potatoes, onions, and garlic. You don’t need to put them in the refrigerator to avoid frostbite.
Plums, mangoes, peaches, pears, and bananas can be stored at room temperature first, and then put them in the refrigerator when they are ripe and can't finish them.
OK. I have said so much today. Do you know what situations you can still eat fruits?
Quickly stretch out your hand, click a collection, and then forward me to the group of people who love each other!
In a confined space like a packaging bag, the grapes are already covered with invisible spores, and they may have begun to reproduce on small wounds that you cannot see.Reference
[1] Cold damage and prevention during low temperature storage of fruits and vegetables [J] Yin Ming'an , Guo Li. Northern Horticulture, 2003(6):64-65.
[2]https://www.fsis.usda.gov
Most molds are not fatal, but the metabolites of many molds are toxins. Mold like dark green furry with small black dots, it may lead to tuberculosis infectious diseases.
and aflatoxin and other highly toxic substances are called "the driver of liver cancer".
Eating moldy food for a long time can easily lead to cancer, such as liver cancer.
By the way, loose and porous steamed buns, bread, if you see moldy spots on the surface, you can’t eat them.
See a moldy spot, and it is best not to eat the whole steamed bun. I saw a piece of bread with mold on it, so I didn’t want to eat the whole bag of bread.
The same principle as fruits. When you see a moldy spot, the whole bag of food may be covered with mold.
But what if you really encounter food shortage?
Then read down.
03. After mold, it can be eaten after cutting off the food!
If you find that foods such as hard cheese, hard sausages, and air-dried hard ham are moldy, you can cut them off at least 2.5cm away from moldy and continue to eat the remaining part [2].
Note that the knife should not touch the moldy part.
is still the same. mycelium is easy to root into soft flesh, but it is difficult to root into very hard foods.
04 How to deal with moldy food?
Moldy food is kept at home and if not handled properly, it will affect the health of the family, especially children who are not immune enough.
has already seen moldy, so don’t smell it anymore. The moldy spots are full of spore particles. If you suck it into your nose and root it in your lungs, it will be miserable. Even if you cannot pneumonia , it will be extremely bad to induce your allergies.
Dough foods are thrown into the covered trash can, or throw them into the garbage bag and tie them tightly to prevent spores from floating around.
and then check whether the food it has been exposed to is infected. Mold that can grow on fruits can basically grow on vegetables and bread buns.
If it is stored in the refrigerator and becomes moldy, you can dissolve 1 teaspoon baking soda in a liter of water, and then use a dishcloth to dip baking soda water to clean the refrigerator.
Finally add a small tip for stocking up:
Potatoes, grapefruits and oranges, lemons, Zucchini , sweet potatoes, onions, and garlic. You don’t need to put them in the refrigerator to avoid frostbite.
Plums, mangoes, peaches, pears, and bananas can be stored at room temperature first, and then put them in the refrigerator when they are ripe and can't finish them.
OK. I have said so much today. Do you know what situations you can still eat fruits?
Quickly stretch out your hand, click a collection, and then forward me to the group of people who love each other!
Reference
[1] Cold damage and prevention during low temperature storage of fruits and vegetables [J] Yin Ming'an , Guo Li. Northern Horticulture, 2003(6):64-65.
[2]https://www.fsis.usda.gov
