Ginkgo biloba is so beautiful, ginkgo fruit can be eaten
With the bleak autumn breeze, the ginkgo biloba has transformed into a yellow and splendid appearance, and the ginkgo fruit hidden under the leaves looks sweet and delicious, but you can't eat more!
Ginkgo biloba, also known as white fruit, will be specially picked up and eaten in many areas in the north, which is said to have the effect of beauty and anti-aging and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
However, white fruit hides huge risks, if you are not careful, you will have problems eating it, and it is best not to eat it casually. Because it lurks in its body a highly toxic substance that can poison people - cyanide.
When it comes to cyanide, a lot of people think of murder, poison. How toxic is cyanide? It can be said that the toxicity of cyanide is almost superior to arsenic.
The news is that the cyanide itself in the white fruit is non-toxic, and only when the plant cell structure is destroyed, can it cause acute poisoning in humans. Moreover, it is very afraid of heat and will be destroyed once it hits high temperature, and thorough heating is the most effective way to remove cyanide. Studies have found that boiling can remove cyanide from more than 90% of white fruit.
Therefore, the common practice of eating white fruit internationally is - do not eat it raw, but eat it after full heating, and be sure not to eat white # ginkgo # fruit raw!
