Source: Voice of China, China Central Radio and Television Corporation
Recently, it has come to a time when bayberry is listed in large quantities. Because he heard that bayberry can clean the intestines, an old man in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, insisted on swallowing bayberry without spitting up the core, and eventually was admitted to the hospital due to acute intestinal obstruction.
In daily life, many people have heard such a statement: the surface of the bayberry nucleus is attached to a layer of villi, which can clean the intestines after swallowing into the stomach, and even bring out the parasites, which is conducive to the cleaning of the body. Many people eat bayberry without spitting out the core, which leads to indigestion and even intestinal obstruction.
There are also many rumors about bayberry, such as "cleaning bayberry will affect the taste, it is best to eat it directly", "There are small bugs in bayberry, which means that it has spoiled", "This year's bayberry is extra red and sweet, it must be what chemical agent is added" and so on. Are these claims reliable?
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Swallowing bayberry can clear the intestines?
The Song Dynasty's Ping Kezheng has a poem that says: "In May, the bayberry is already full of forests, and it is first suspected that one is worth thousands of gold." "Bayberry generally ripens in the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year, in the middle and early june of the Gregorian calendar, and is abundant around the Dragon Boat Festival. Right now, it's a good time to eat bayberry.
The refreshing taste, sour and sweet bayberry is a must-have item for many people to cool off. Regarding the consumption of bayberry, there are also many sayings circulating on the Internet, of which "swallowing bayberry can clear the intestines" is the most popular.
Ruan Guangfeng, director of the Science and Technology Department of the Science and Technology Exchange Center of Kexin Food and Nutrition Information Exchange and member of the Expert Committee of the China Internet Joint Rumor Dispelling Platform, said that eating bayberry without spitting out nuclei is dangerous, not only can not clean the intestines, but will damage the stomach and intestines. The appearance of the bayberry core is a relatively thick protective shell, which cannot be directly digested by the human body. Eating bayberry without spitting out the core is at risk of choking and choking, especially for the elderly and children.
Eating one bayberry is equal to eating ten bugs?
There is also a saying about eating bayberry, "Eating one bayberry is equivalent to eating ten worms". This saying says that there are many small white insects hidden in the uneven surface of bayberry, so "meat and vegetarian combination", eating must be sick. And it means that the bayberry is no longer fresh, is this really the case?
Ruan Guangfeng said that there will indeed be bugs and eggs in bayberry, and common bugs and eggs are mainly fruit flies and their larvae. The fact that bayberry has fruit flies does not mean that bayberry is rotten and deteriorated, but it proves that bayberry grows well, has more sugar content, and tastes very sweet.
It is worth noting that fruit flies and flies are completely different, fruit flies feed on the flesh of the fruit, and do not carry and infect pathogenic bacteria, and the acidity of human gastric juice can decompose fruit flies and their larvae, and will not cause harm to the human body, do not worry about safety.
How to wash bayberry?
There is another way of saying that bayberry does not have to be cleaned, because once cleaned it will destroy the taste. In contrast, there is another saying that bayberry must not only be well cleaned, but also must be fully soaked, washed and eaten with salt or diluted vinegar. Which statement is correct?
Bayberry cleaning can remove impurities such as dust and some pesticide residues attached to the surface, making it more reassuring to eat. The correct cleaning method is to soak in water for about 5 minutes, and then rinse with water 1-2 times for one minute each time.
Is the bayberry red and sweet with chemicals?
This year's bayberry is particularly sweet, so many consumers wonder if the bayberry has been hit with some sweetener?
Nguyen Quang Thanh said such claims were not credible. Injecting sweeteners not only requires high labor costs, but also easily pinches and squeezes the bayberry, resulting in the corruption and deterioration of the bayberry, which is a matter of more than worth the loss.
In order to reassure consumers, the staff of The Food Inspection and Testing Center of Xiangshan County, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, purchased 10 copies of bayberry from the fruit wholesale market, fruit supermarket and fruit store for testing, and the results did not detect food additives such as cyclamate and sodium saccharin in the samples. The staff of the testing center also said that the high sweetness of bayberry this year is formed by comprehensive reasons such as weather, growth and planting conditions, as long as it is purchased from formal channels, it can be eaten with confidence.
Excluding the possibility of the addition of "sweeteners" in bayberry, what about "stains"? According to the Internet, as long as the bayberry is discolored, for example, after the bayberry is blistered, if the water turns red and black, it can prove that the bayberry is dyed, not natural, and cannot be eaten. Is this statement credible?
This statement is also incorrect. The discoloration of bayberry is mainly derived from its own pigment, anthocyanins. This pigment is water-soluble, and as long as the bayberry matures to a certain extent, the juice can easily flow out. Some bayberry is also damaged by bumps and bumps during transportation and storage, and the juice flows out, dyeing the water red or dark purple, which is not caused by dyeing.
Now you can finally eat bayberry with confidence! However, in the end, Another reminder is that although bayberry is sweet in the "acid", the sugar content is not low at all, so friends who need to control blood sugar should pay special attention.
Producer 丨Bai Zhonghua
The reporter of the Central Broadcasting Bureau of the General Taiwan Bureau 丨Fu Zhao
Editor丨Yang Yang Peng Yuji Bi Liwei