Chinese passion for "eating"
It can be said that it is unparalleled in the world
Flying in the sky, running underground, swimming in the water
All kinds of food have been "discovered" to produce magical effects
But you really get it
The nature of these foods?
Today, we invite you to come up with the question in person
8 truths about "eating"
It is said that only 5% of foodies can answer all correctly
Ready, the game begins!
From ancient times to the present, in order to retain youth and beauty, people have tried to eat many things to supplement food.
In addition to bird's nests, flower glue, etc., which are said to be able to be replenished, snow clams are also "blessed with grace".
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You stare at it for half a day and think: What is a snow clam?
Ben snow clam is also known as forest frog, the snow clam oil you are after is actually the dried product of the fallopian tube of this frog... For every snow clam eaten, a frog loses its fallopian tube!
Didn't expect that? You think it's a dessert small and fresh, but it's actually a bit heavy in flavor...
Snow clam oil has a protein content of 48.51%[1] compared to about 12.8% for eggs.[2] However, in terms of amino acid composition, eggs are the real "high-quality protein" because its amino acid pattern is close to that of the human body [3] and is easily absorbed and utilized, while the amino acid composition pattern of snow clam oil is much different from that of the human body [3-4] (see table below).
Best of all, eggs are cheap! Eat every day, wallet is not afraid. In all, the eggs are great!
There was once a mysterious taste circulating on the Internet: bananas + winter dates are eaten together, and people can eat rotten fish, rotten eggs, and other tastes.
(Source: Screenshot of Weibo)
So the question is, what kind of bananas and winter dates will have a strange taste when eaten together?
Zhihu Science Popularization Respondent @ Bi Dao once did an experiment [5], which randomly tried half-ripe bananas, full-ripe bananas, red dates, and winter dates in pairs. It turned out that ripe bananas and winter dates were eaten together, and the taste was the most "earth-shattering ghost god"!
This may be because bananas contain different compounds that produce aroma and odor. When bananas are half-ripe, the content of "odor molecules" is relatively low, so it smells more fragrant. When the banana is ripe, the content of "odor molecules" will be relatively high, but the "flavor molecules" will prevail.
However, winter dates contain a large number of phenolic compounds, and eating ripe bananas together with winter dates will reduce the volatility of "flavor compounds" in bananas, and at the same time enhance the volatility of "odor compounds", so people who eat will feel a stronger odor.
As a healthy "seafood" snack, seaweed is favored by parents and children.
Originally, I thought that nori should be the name of an algae, but when I looked at the ingredient list: [seaweed]...
But doesn't nori look like this—
So, is nori really seaweed?
That's right, this seaweed is really processed from seaweed! Everyone was chopped seaweed hiss
However, just as not all milk is called XXX, not all seaweed can be made into seaweed. If you want to make fragrant, thin and crisp seaweed, you have to use "striped seaweed"; and the seaweed we usually use to cook soup is generally "altar seaweed".
Who is healthier to eat these two? The answer is: if you control your intake, you can eat it. Seaweed and seaweed are rich in dietary iodine and are excellent sources of iodine supplementation [6]. However, they are high in sodium, and seaweed is processed to contain more than twice as much sodium as seaweed [7]. Therefore, whether you eat seaweed or seaweed, you can relieve hunger, but don't be greedy.
Potato chips, made of ordinary small potatoes, have always served as the shoulder handle of the "must-have snack group for chasing dramas".
However, have you ever felt that it is obviously the same brand of potato chips with the same taste, but when you eat it, the taste of bagged and barreled seems to be different.
So, is there really a difference between bagged potato chips and barrel potato chips?
Bag potato: I am a freshly cut potato chip, that is, the fresh potato is directly sliced to make, the thickness is thinner, the bag is also filled with nitrogen, can delay oxidation, so the taste is more crisp, the taste is more beautiful. Although I look a little ugly, I am very delicious.
Barrel potato: I am a compound potato chip, I must first press the potatoes into mashed potatoes, add wheat starch to crush into a thin layer of potato cakes, and then cut out the shape of potato chips, only in this way, I can sleep in the potato chip tubes in a regular manner.
Whether it is a bag of potatoes or a barrel potato, it is recommended not to eat more, after all, after frying, the heat is exploded! Getting you fat is a matter of minutes.
Suddenly I felt that the potato chips in my hand were not fragrant...
Liu Ermei may have been a rabbit in her previous life, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why she loves carrots so much.
But once, in order to lose weight, she ate carrots as a staple food. After eating for 1 month, she was surprised to find that her hands had turned yellow!
(The upper hand is yellow, the lower hand is normal color Source: see literature [8])
Is eating a lot of carrots really the cause of yellowing of the skin?
After eating a large number of carrots, the skin turns yellow, in fact, it is orange β carotene is at work. If you eat too many foods rich in β carotene in one go, such as carrots, oranges, pumpkins, etc., it will cause it to enter the blood in large quantities, and the face and palms may turn yellow, which is called "caroteneemia" [9].
It sounds scary, but it has little effect on your health other than turning you into a Minion. As long as you don't eat foods rich in β carotene, after a few weeks you will "yellow" on your own, without any complications, just like you have never been yellow.
Therefore, carrots can be eaten with confidence.
Many people go to the gym with their friends every three to five minutes (concave shape). Just when you are thirsty, a friend kindly handed over a bottle of milk.
He said that drinking milk after exercise is more thirst-quenching than drinking water. Is it true?
Drinking milk after exercise is really more thirst-quenching, that is, more hydrating. To determine which beverage is more hydrating, the guiding principle is: the longer it remains in the body, the better the ability to hydrate.
A British study showed [10] that assuming a hydration index of 1 for water, a human-controlled test found that milk had a hydration index of 1.5, which is more efficient than water and is similar to oral rehydration salts.
Because when the body takes in water, the kidneys receive the instruction to "produce more urine and excrete excess water". But if the liquid (such as milk) contains relatively high sodium, potassium and other electrolytes, high osmotic pressure, and a variety of nutrients, the body will judge: "I can't urinate too fast now, otherwise I will quickly become thirsty and hungry." Therefore, the emptying rate of the stomach will become slower, the kidneys will urinate less, and the retention time of water in the human body will be extended.
It should be reminded that it is not encouraged to use milk instead of water, because it contains a certain amount of energy, and excessive intake has the risk of gaining weight.
It is said that women are made of water, but I suspect that some girls are made of milk tea, and a cup of milk tea a day is standard!
(Source: soogif)
I don't know if everyone has this feeling, after drinking milk tea, I often feel the spirit of Beier. Go to bed? inexistent.
So why is it easy to fall asleep after drinking milk tea?
There's a reason why drinking milk tea is more energetic than drinking coffee.
Surveys have shown that milk tea on the market generally contains caffeine, and even the caffeine content of a cup of milk tea is more than 2 to 3 times that of a cup of American coffee [11].
But don't worry too much, in general, it is safe for normal people to consume caffeine in moderation. Pregnant women, children, the elderly and other people are not encouraged to consume caffeine, so as not to affect rest, cause anxiety, sleep disorders and other symptoms.
When describing a person as fat, people often blurt out the sentence: "Look at you, fat like a pig!" ”
(Source: Network)
May I ask, are pigs that have been labeled as "fat", "greasy" and "high fat content" really fatter than people?
From the perspective of body fat content, the standard in China is that the body fat rate of men is greater than 25%, and women are greater than 30%, which can be judged as obesity [12].
Body fat percentage (%) = total body fat (kg) ÷ body weight (kg)
A foreign body fat test for pigs found that the average body fat rate of pigs is only about 18.2% [13] - much lower than the human obesity standard!
Fitness people often favor beef and chicken, and are very "disgusted" with pork. In fact, the protein content of pork and beef, chicken, etc. is similar, all about 20%, especially pig lean meat, the fat content is not high. The reason why pork is advertised as unhealthy is more because of the heavy cooking method, braised, returned to the pan, fried...
Like to eat pork and afraid of fat, you can eat more lean meat, cooking methods are simple, healthy, such as steaming, boiling soup, stew.
After reading it, I don't think
Strange and useful knowledge increased!
Finally, I can eat happily and safely
We know how to eat, and we know you better!
Review expert: Shi Zhengli | Nutrition technician of nutrition department of Beijing Friendship Hospital
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