It's the season of eating sugar gourd again, I believe that many big friends and children like to eat sugar gourd bar ~ Bin sister also likes, sour and sweet, every time you see a small window selling sugar gourd in the supermarket, you can't move the road ~
When it comes to hawthorn, everyone's first reaction is: consumption. That's right, that's its greatest benefit. Although this thing is appetizing and satisfying, it is also very exquisite to eat.
No, there have been news reports, a man in Liaoning used hawthorn to make a homemade rock sugar gourd, and ate 7 before eating on an empty stomach, and his stomach was uncomfortable that night. After investigation, there was a stone in his stomach with a diameter of about 5 centimeters, which caused multiple ulcers in the stomach wall. After treatment, the stones disappear and the stomach ulcer heals.
Today, Sister Bin will come to talk to you about eating hawthorn.
01 What are the nutrients in hawthorn?
Hawthorn is a typical stone fruit with a stiffer core texture, less flesh, and a slightly sour and slightly astringent taste.
The edible part of each 100g hawthorn is about 70 to 80g, and every 100g edible part contains a variety of nutrients:
· Vitamin C is about 53 mg, which is nearly 20 times that of apples, close to kiwifruit
· Carotene is about 100 micrograms, which is twice as much as apples
· Dietary fiber is about 3.1g, which is nearly 2 times that of apples
· Secondly, the mineral content such as potassium and calcium is also higher than that of many fruits
(I used to think that few people would like to eat hawthorn directly, but my son taught me a lesson that he could eat two in his empty mouth.) ）
The sour taste of hawthorn is mainly derived from its rich organic acids, mainly citric acid, hawthorn acid, chlorogenic acid, ursolic acid, malic acid, etc., in addition to hawthorn also contains linoleic acid, linolenic acid, lauric acid and other fatty acids.
Although the taste of hawthorn is not too sweet, its carbohydrate content is not low. However, the fructose and glucose content is about 1.5% to 4.3%, which is a low-sugar fruit from this point of view.
02 What are the benefits of hawthorn on the body?
As mentioned earlier, hawthorn has the benefit of consumption, but in fact, its benefits are more than that!
Aids digestion
Studies have shown that hawthorn has a regulatory effect on digestive tract dysfunction. Hawthorn is also rich in various organic acids that enhance the secretion of digestive enzymes and the activity of enzymes in the stomach.
Relieves constipation
Hawthorn is rich in dietary fiber, and the content of soluble dietary fiber pectin is about 3 times that of apples.
Insoluble dietary fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis and promote digestion; soluble dietary fiber can absorb water in the large intestine, soften feces, promote excretion, and as a prebiotic, it is also very good for intestinal health.
Cardiovascular benefits
Studies have shown that hawthorn extract and magnesium dietary supplements, alone or in combination, compared with placebo, have been found to have decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure after dietary interventions in patients with mild hypertension, while subjects rationed hawthorn extract have significantly reduced resting diastolic blood pressure.
In addition, compared with other groups, patients taking hawthorn extract also had a decreasing rate of anxiety.
Hawthorn flavonoids protect vascular endothelial tissue and reduce endothelial tissue damage.
03 Can I eat hawthorn products on the market?
Regarding the purchase of hawthorn, you can see that there are really too many hawthorn products on the market, such as sugar gourd, hawthorn cake, hawthorn slices, fruit dan peel... These are all made of hawthorn, is it not possible to eat any one that can both digest and supplement nutrition?
My personal advice is: it's best if you can eat hawthorn directly.
In fact, everyone can know with a little thought that the hawthorn products on the market, in order to meet everyone's taste needs, must add a lot of sugar, or will use apples to replace some hawthorns, so that the taste is not so sour. But at the same time, you have also ingested too much sugar, and the knowledge of sugar control has also been popularized for everyone before, and will not be repeated here.
In addition to the high sugar content, the starch of these hawthorn products is not low, eating too much, may make the child to the point of eating without hunger, affecting normal eating.
Is Sugar Gourd Healthy? Can I eat it?
You can eat them, but eat these two things less and avoid consuming too much free sugar:
1. Sugar coating on the outside of the sugar gourd
2. Hawthorn balls wrapped in sugar
04 Can I eat hawthorn on an empty stomach?
The answer to this question is not absolute and varies from person to person.
The guy in the case mentioned above originally had stomach stones and stomach ulcer diseases, so eating hawthorn was only the cause of its disease.
Within the therapeutic dose range, adverse reactions associated with hawthorn extract usually include rash, sweating, headache, dizziness, dizziness, agitation, drowsiness, and gastrointestinal symptoms, all of which are mild and tolerable. In animal studies, larger doses cause sedation, hypotension, and arrhythmia.
As a food, the intake of hawthorn is generally not much (2-3), if there is no discomfort after eating, you can eat it normally.
However, it should be noted that there is more tannic acid in immature hawthorn, and eating too much can easily cause bloating and abdominal pain. The content of tannic acid in mature hawthorn will be reduced, but it is still not recommended to eat a large amount for a long time.
Which groups of people are not suitable for hawthorn eating?
Friends with gastritis and stomach ulcers should pay more attention to the fact that if the condition is serious, it is not recommended to eat hawthorn, especially it is not recommended to eat on an empty stomach.
bibliography
[1] Zhang Jinbao; DENG Yuanxi; TONG Xiaoman; Liang Yuan; LI Yan; Deng Chao, "Nutritional health function and application progress of hawthorn", Anhui Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2021-10-15
[2] ZHANG Huanyou; Deng Chi Tong; HUANG Jiayong; LIU Yuanfan; Ma Lu Kai "Research Progress on the Health Efficacy and Extraction Process of Hawthorn Flavonoids" Food Research and Development 2021-06-20
[3] Zhang QiJiayu; ZHAO Peiyuan; SUN Jing; ZHAO Chongbo; Song Yijun; Wu Jianhua, "Research Progress on chemical composition and pharmacological effects of hawthorn", Northwest Pharmaceutical Journal 2021-05-10
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About author:Wang Bin, a child nutritionist, is a national second-level public nutritionist and a national senior nutrition lecturer. Good at combining medicine with modern nutrition knowledge, focusing on the field of maternal and infant nutrition and health, teaching you to feed your children scientifically!