Speaking of sugar cane
I believe that every foodie cannot resist
High nutritional value, juicy and sweet water
Have a glass of sugarcane juice when you are thirsty
That couldn't be more exciting!
And around the time of Qingming every year
The saying "Qingming cane, poisonous snake" began to circulate again
So, can you eat sugar cane before and after the Qingming Festival?
Is it reasonable to "clear cane, poison snakes"?
It is not the sugar cane itself that "poisons the snake"
It is moldy and discolored "red heart" or "black heart" sugar cane
Why "Qingming cane, poison snakes"?
It is reported that sugarcane is generally harvested around the Mid-Autumn Festival every year
It will not be sold out until around the Qingming in the second year
During transportation and storage
It is easy to develop mildew and produce toxins
Therefore, food poisoning caused by eating moldy sugar cane
It is more common in early spring
The peak period is from February to March
So, Can sugarcane poisoning kill?
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Sugarcane mold produces a neurotoxin, which is a toxic metabolite 3-nitropropionic acid produced by a few species such as Penicillium and Aspergillus. After entering the human body, it is absorbed, and the onset is acute, generally ten minutes to more than ten hours.
Cause damage to the central nervous system in a short period of time, resulting in cerebral edema, headache, severe convulsions, stiff limbs and feet like chicken feet, and dilated pupils; Severe cases can lead to ischemia, respiratory failure and death. There are also some patients who are poisoned by sugarcane toxin and leave sequelae such as speech and movement disorders.
It is worth noting
As long as the sugarcane molds
Both around the Qingming Festival
Or other seasons
The same can lead to poisoning
Which sugarcane cane should not be eaten?
Soft, discolored, wine-flavored, hairy, red heart sugar cane is not recommended to eat.
Many people think that it is no problem to cut off the moldy part of the sugar cane and eat the remaining sugar cane. In fact, this is a fatal misunderstanding. After the bacteria invade the sugar cane, the hyphae can be extended, and even if the moldy part is cut off, the remaining sugar cane has a large number of toxins that are invisible to the naked eye.
Can sugarcane juice still be drunk? If sugarcane mold, it is possible to produce toxins, 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 sugarcane without mold, it is no problem to buy freshly squeezed sugarcane juice.
How to pick good sugar cane?
Look at the exterior and center part
The skin is black with red, smooth, white frosted sugar cane, relatively fresh. If the color of the sugarcane is poor, flocculent or hairy white substance appears at the end, and if there are reddish yellow, tan, or blue-black spots and patches on the cut section, it means that it has mildew, such sugarcane do not buy!
Touch the hardness
Fresh sugarcane has a hard texture and mildew sugarcane has a soft texture. If the texture is relatively soft sugar cane, then pay attention.
Identify odors
The cane juice squeezed from normal sugarcane is sweet and refreshing, with the unique fragrance of sugarcane, if you smell a peculiar smell such as sour musty smell or lees smell, it means that it has deteriorated, and such sugarcane cannot be eaten.
What to do if you eat moldy sugar cane?
Friends eating sugar cane
Be sure to take a closer look
Once found spoiled
Be decisive and give up
So as not to cause more damage
Source | Southern News Network, Guangzhou Daily, Guangdong CDC, Guangdong DV scene
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