As long as the New Year, there are always peanuts, melon seeds, pistachios, cashews and other nuts on the table at home.
No matter what you eat, it is inevitable that you will eat a few particularly bitter ones.
Should I spit it out or swallow it? Is a problem.
Brother Dian tells you: Spit it out and spit it out! Don't hesitate for a second!
Don't think we're making a fuss, see why, and you'll see.
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Nuts are susceptible to mildew and are highly likely to produce aflatoxin. When you eat nuts, there is a distinctly bitter taste, which may be caused by it.
Aflatoxin is classified as a Class I carcinogen by the World Health Organization's Cancer Research Institute, which has strong toxicity and carcinogenicity, has a destructive effect on human liver tissue, and can lead to liver cancer and even death in severe cases [1].
Moreover, aflatoxin is extremely heat-resistant, and it cannot be decomposed when fried.
Therefore, when you eat nuts such as melon seeds and peanuts with a bitter taste, you must spit them out immediately, and don't bear to swallow them.
You have to rinse your mouth in time and spit out the remaining ones in your mouth!
That's really safe!
Even if peanuts and melon seeds do not have a bitter taste, they still have a problem, that is, more oil.
The so-called "one bite of nuts and half a mouthful of oil", the fat content of most nuts is between 46% and 76%, and many people "gain three pounds every Spring Festival", which has the credit of nuts [2,3].
If you want to eat peanuts, melon seeds and other nuts in the New Year, you need to count.
The dietary guidelines for Chinese residents recommend eating 50 to 70 grams of nuts per week, with an average of about 10 grams per day [4]. (The recommended amount here refers to the edible part, that is, the weight of the nut peeled and removed)
How much is each nut specifically? We measured it specifically.
Taking thin-skinned walnuts as an example, a large walnut and a small walnut were selected, and it was found that thin-skinned walnuts can have 15 to 18 grams of walnut kernels.
Melon seeds, pine nuts and other smaller nuts, we use our hands to make the standard, generally a small handful is 10 grams.
Eating according to this watch will never be wrong!
Ps: Eat nuts, it is best to eat different kinds of food, after all, their nutrition is different.
In addition to eating, it is also important to pick nuts, these 3 points must be known:
1. Choose the original flavor: Not only is the taste purer, but it also avoids eating too much sugar, salt or grease.
2. Try to choose unopened or partially unshelled.
3. Choose a small package.
After reading this article, is it time to put down the melon seeds and peanuts in your hand?
Special Author: Zheng Feifei
Registered Dietitian
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