Yesterday, i posted a small article about pecans, which aroused heated discussion among friends and friends.
01, found that pecans are loved by many people.
02, this corner of the headline is a big platform for information exchange. There are Jiangsu netizens who cultivate pegan fruit seedlings, there are Hebei netizens who consult planting, there are Henan local tycoons who sit on 3,000 acres of pecan fruit trees, there are drivers who used to go from Vietnam to Guangxi la pegan fruit every day, drivers who are now unemployed at home because of the epidemic, and speculators who decrypt how to "dilute the cost", there are also many people who complain that pecans are delicious and expensive.
03, corrected my cognitive error for many years. Previously, I had been looking at the text, thinking that Brazilian pine nuts were of course produced in the country of "Brazil", but in fact, they were really outrageously wrong, and the origin was 108,000 miles. Here, I would like to sincerely thank the enthusiastic netizens who gave me literacy, such as "@Synthesis is king", "@Only Huaxia Exclusive", "@Little v68", "@00000000566666888", and also thank the platform of headlines.
There may be a small number of friends who understand similarly to me, so I have briefly sorted out my knowledge about Brazilian pine nuts.
First, Brazilian pine nuts are by no means produced in Brazil
Brazilian pine nuts, also known as ivory pine nuts, have a special flavor, pine, crisp taste and rich nutritional ingredients, containing a variety of nutrients needed by the human body. The word "Brazil" in Brazilian pine nuts does not actually refer to the Federative Republic of Brazil, but also to Afghanistan.
Brazilian pine, also known as xizang whitebark pine, grows in the alpine valleys of the Himalayan foothills at altitudes of 1800 to 3350 meters, such as Pakistan, eastern Afghanistan, northwestern India, and of course, Xizang in China.
It has high requirements for altitude, temperature, light, humidity and other growth conditions, and it takes 3 years for a pine tower to flower to mature. Thanks to the superior climatic conditions, Pakistan's pine nuts are ripe and have large particles, which are picked in September and October every year, and after a month or so of rough processing, about November, they will transport "Brazilian" pine nuts to China through the Kashgar port in Xinjiang.
In fact, Brazil does have pine nuts, which can be found everywhere in the Brazilian market, similar in length to walnuts, not easy to peel and cooked before eating. I feel like a big almond, pictured below.
Real Brazilian pine nuts on the Brazilian market
Second, why are Brazilian pine nuts so expensive?
Let's start with why pine nuts are so expensive.
Pine nuts, also known as pine nuts, fruit pine nuts, sea pine nuts, are the seeds of the pine family red pine and so on.
Netizen "@ Only Huaxia Duzun" said: "Pine nuts grow in a long cycle, generally three years, time is not enough, is not a pine tower, and, picking pine towers have to climb to tall pine trees, waste manpower, so ordinary pine nuts are expensive."
Netizen "@ synthesis is king" said: "The world's three major edible pine nuts are mainly distributed in Pakistan's Afghanistan, China's three eastern provinces and Canada, while Brazilian pine nuts are the world's three major edible pine nut varieties with large particles, so the jiage is higher." ”
Third, my family bought Brazilian pine nuts for the first time
Our elderly and children love to eat pine nuts, and they used to buy them in the market before the Spring Festival. In 2019, a friend said that his relatives were in the Xiaoxing'anling area, and began to buy mountain goods such as fungus, shiitake mushrooms, honey, and pine nuts from him.
His pine nuts are indeed more fragrant and fresh than those bought in the market. But there is a problem, that is, the opening rate is too low. I have reported to him that he is not humble enough, emphasizing that their pine nuts are artificial openings, and it is normal to occasionally not open their mouths, so let me use the small pliers given away.
Even with pliers, it is too laborious, often crumbled, especially tempering temper. It's really delicious pine nuts, and it's hard to open the mouth. So, I wanted to speak with specific big data. I grabbed one, counted 50, checked them one by one, and found that there were 17 without opening. The image below is a screenshot of the comments I gave him feedback.
Screenshot of my communication with the operator of Xiaoxing'anling
On the eve of the Spring Festival, I stumbled upon Brazilian pine nuts in the market, which is very attractive in terms of size and appearance, but it is quite expensive, so I bought a little less. In my opinion, the advantage of Brazilian pine nuts is that it is large and easy to open, and the elderly in the family can peel and eat by themselves.
4. Ancient records of pine nuts
The Ming Dynasty lishizhen gave high praise to the role of pine nuts, and he wrote in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Sea pine nuts, interpreted as Silla pine nuts, smell sweet and small; Indications for the treatment of bone joint wind, dizziness, dead muscle, whitening, dispersion of water vapor, moisturizing the five viscera, chasing wind paralysis and cold qi, deficiency and lack of qi to make up for insufficient, fat five viscera, scattered wind, wet stomach, long service light, prolonged age. ”
Fifth, the efficacy of Brazilian pine nuts
The nutritional benefits of Brazilian pine nuts are similar to other pine nuts, it contains p, which is beneficial to the brain and nervous system, and can supplement the five internal organs, repair weakness, white skin, and strengthen intelligence.
1, Brazilian pine nuts have a kangshuailao effect.
Brazilian pine nuts are rich in vitamin E, which can play a lipid peroxidation role in yizhi cells and on the cell membrane, protecting cells from ziyou group damage. This protects the integrity of the cell and keeps many important enzymes in the cell functioning properly.
2. Brazilian pine nuts have the effect of preventing cardiovascular disease.
The fats contained in Brazilian pine nuts, mainly unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and pinocchic acid, can adjust and reduce blood lipids, ruanhuaxueguan and fangzhi atherosclerosis. Unsaturated fatty acids can also reduce platelet aggregation and increase anticoagulant effect, so it can reduce blood lipids and blood viscosity, prevent thrombosis, and have a protective effect on the cardiovascular system.
3. Brazilian pine nut kernel has the effect of nourishing the yin and moisturizing the lungs and smoothing the intestine.
Because it is rich in fat, palmine, volatile oil, etc., it can lubricate the large intestine and tongbian, slow diarrhea and do not hurt the righteous qi, especially for the elderly and weak, postpartum illness after the bianmi.
Five, tips for picking pine nuts
Pick a head: The large pine nut fruit has a long growth cycle and is rich in more nutrients.
Two full-bodied: The full fruit is naturally ripe, tender on the palate and has a better aroma.
Three colors: pine nut shell light brown, bright, white, bud core white. If the color of the pine nuts is light huangse, then the quality is slightly inferior, if the color of the pine nuts is dark yellow with red, then it means that it has deteriorated.
Four-pick shell: choose a physical opening, the surface of the opening will not be smooth, uneven.
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