Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News
Sugar cane is used as a sweet and juicy fruit
Has always been popular
But around the Qingming Festival
Eat sugarcane with caution
"Qingming cane, venomous snake"
yes?
Eating sugar cane causes poisoning?!
Why, exactly?
The truth is --
It was not sugar cane itself that poisoned the snake
It's moldy and discolored
"Red Heart" or "Black Heart" Sugar Cane!
Spring temperatures are warmer
The air is humid
This is the period when plant pathogens begin to become active
Sugarcane pathogens
Cane stems can also be invaded through machete wounds or worm holes
Severe can make sugar cane internally organize
Turns red or reddish brown
Moldy sugarcane produces a lot of toxins
Is sugarcane poisoning fatal?
Only Qingming sugarcane is more poisonous than poisonous snakes?
Can I still eat the moldy part after cutting it off?
Let's take a look at these questions together
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Is it fatal to poison sugarcane?
Cane mold produces a neurotoxin that is a toxic metabolite 3-nitropropionic acid produced by a few strains such as Penicillium and Aspergillus. 3-Nitropropionic acid is indeed a powerful toxin, has a toxic effect on a variety of animals, is absorbed after entering the human body, and the onset of the disease is urgent, generally ten minutes to more than ten hours.
Causes damage to the central nervous system in a short period of time, resulting in cerebral edema, headache, convulsions in severe cases, strong limbs and feet like chicken feet, pupil dilation, severe can lead to ischemia, respiratory failure and death. There are also some patients who are poisoned by sugarcane toxins, leaving behind sequelae such as language and movement disorders.
Only before and after the Qingming Dynasty sugarcane venom than poisonous snakes?
If we talk about the relationship between the Qingming Festival and sugarcane poisoning, it is related to the warming of the weather. Spring temperatures continue to rise, mold and other bacteria are suitable for growth and reproduction, which is also the reason why most foods are not easy to preserve at room temperature. Sugarcane in this season is prone to mildew, and moldy sugarcane is at risk of producing toxins, so sugarcane poisoning occurs mostly from February to April every year.
It is worth noting that as long as the sugarcane mold is moldy, whether around the Qingming Festival or other seasons, it will cause poisoning.
What sugar cane not be eaten?
Can I eat the remaining sugarcane by cutting off the moldy part?
Sugarcane with soft, discoloration, wine taste, long hair, and red heart is not recommended.
If you find that the sugarcane becomes soft, the core is darker than the normal sugarcane, brown or red, smells moldy or lees, this is the moldy red heart sugarcane, do not buy, buy back to find that it is broken and discarded in time.
Many people think that cutting off the moldy part of the sugarcane and eating the remaining sugarcane will be no problem. In fact, this is a fatal misunderstanding. After the germ invades the sugarcane, the hyphae can be extended, and even if the moldy part is cut off, the remaining sugarcane has a large amount of toxins that are invisible to the naked eye.
Cane juice can still be drunk? If the sugarcane mold, it is possible to produce toxins, the seller or do not know the harm of sugarcane mold to produce toxins, reluctant to throw direct juice, such sugarcane juice may contain a higher amount of toxins, the risk of poisoning is greater, therefore, the squeezed "finished sugarcane juice" is best not to drink. Of course, if it is fresh and not moldy sugarcane, it is no problem to buy freshly squeezed sugarcane juice. If you want to drink sugarcane juice, it is best to choose and squeeze it fresh.
How to pick a good sugar cane?
01
Look at the appearance and center part
The skin is black with red, smooth, white frosted sugarcane, relatively fresh. If the color of the sugarcane is poor, a flocculent or hairy white substance appears at the end, and if there are reddish yellow, tan, or bluish-black spot spots on the section after cutting, it means that it has been moldy, so don't buy such sugarcane!
02
Touch hardness
Fresh sugarcane is hard and moldy sugarcane is softer. If the texture is relatively fluffy sugarcane, then pay attention to.
03
Identify odors
Normal sugarcane squeezed out of the cane juice juice is more sweet, crisp and tender, with sugarcane unique fragrance flavor, if you smell sour musty smell or lees smell and other odors, indicating that it has deteriorated, such sugarcane can not be eaten.
What should I do if I eat moldy sugarcane?
Except sugar cane
This kind of thing also needs to be paid special attention to
That's wild mushrooms!
Spring and summer are in the mushroom world
Members of the Poisonous Mushroom Sect grow and reproduce during the peak season
It is also human mistakenly eating wild poisonous mushrooms
Season of high incidence of causing food poisoning
These reminders to remember! Remember!
Resolutely do not eat wild mushrooms
Some wild poisonous mushrooms and edible mushrooms are similar in appearance, identification requires professional knowledge and with the help of certain instruments and equipment, only by the naked eye and according to the shape, smell, color and other physical characteristics are difficult to distinguish, it is very easy to accidentally eat and cause poisoning.
In the wild, non-toxic mushrooms are often mixed with poisonous mushrooms, and non-toxic mushrooms are easily contaminated by the hyphae of poisonous mushrooms. Even non-toxic mushroom species that are partially epiphytic to poisonous plants can be contaminated with toxicity. Therefore, even if you eat mushrooms that are drug-free, there is still a risk of poisoning.
The toxins contained in poisonous mushrooms are complex or vary depending on the region, season, variety and growing conditions. The incubation period for poisoning of poisonous mushrooms is 2 hours to 24 hours, and some are only about 10 minutes. Liver-damaging poisoning caused by accidental consumption of poisonous mushrooms is the most dangerous, manifested by nausea, vomiting, pain in the liver area and other symptoms, and some patients may be accompanied by psychiatric symptoms. At present, there is no specific treatment for poisonous mushroom poisoning, and the symptoms of poisoning are serious, the incidence is urgent, and the mortality rate is high.
Remember these three "no's"!
1. Do not pick. During the spring outing, the general public should not pick wild mushrooms or mushrooms of unknown origin or wild plants out of curiosity or in order to satisfy the appetite. For wild mushrooms in the grass on the side of the road, because it is not easy to identify poisonous mushrooms, the general public should not easily pick mushrooms that they do not know.
2. Do not purchase. Do not buy mushrooms at roadside vendors, even if you buy wild mushrooms in the regular market, you should not let your guard down, especially wild mushrooms that you have not eaten or do not know, do not listen to bias, and buy them easily to eat.
3. Do not consume. To avoid food poisoning, families should be cautious about eating wild mushrooms. Do not process and eat wild mushrooms for group meals, catering services, folk tourism, etc., to ensure the safety of food consumption.
Spring is warm and humid,
Suitable for a variety of germ breeding,
Everyone must pay attention to dietary hygiene,
Beware of diseases coming in from the mouth!