#Great learning#Yangchun March, red fluttering fat and tender toon buds, carefully poked out their heads, enjoy the breath of spring blossoms, toon buds at this time, simply delicious in the world, known as the most natural "tree vegetables".
Toon buds are rich in nutrition, containing about 1.7 grams of protein per 100 grams, dietary fiber 1.8 grams, calcium 96 mg, potassium 172 mg, vitamin C 40 mg, vitamin E and sex hormones, is the favorite of many women, it is said that toon buds have the effect of beauty and beauty, lubricate the skin, in Chinese medicine, toon buds have the effect of strengthening the spleen and appetizing, diuresis and detoxification, loss of appetite and so on.
However, I saw on the Internet that some people say that toon sprouts contain nitrite and are poisonous when eaten, and some people say that it is even more terrible, saying that toon sprouts can cause cancer, is what they say true?
1. It is true that toon buds contain nitrites
Toon sprouts, like many vegetables, contain nitrite, but according to the toon buds leaf change and aging, and pick and leave for too long and increase, the study found that the nitrite content in the toon germination period is very small, do not exceed the national limit of 4 mg / kg standard, is very safe.
2. Are toon buds poisonous? Can it cause cancer?
Although toon buds contain very little nitrite, nitrite in food can be converted into toxic substances under specific conditions, and it is even more difficult to reach the degree of carcinogenicity.
The harmful ingredients in any food are also related to the amount we eat at a time, for example, citrus will be hot if we eat too much, watermelon will have diarrhea if we eat too much, sweet potatoes will bloate when we eat too much, etc., anything that eats too much will cause physical discomfort.
As for eating toon sprouts will cause cancer, pure nonsense, just like saying that rapeseed oil has Aspergillus flavus carcinogenic, aside from the dose to say the consequences, that is all hooliganism, many processed foods in the preservatives, various additives, they themselves are harmful, but the size of the problem.
3. How to eat toon sprouts?
Toon sprouts are best picked for young shoots and eaten at their freshest, blanching for about 1 minute before cooking to remove two-thirds of nitrous.
In addition, there are chronic pharyngitis, yin deficiency body heat, allergic constitution should be contraindicated, and should not be eaten with tea, carbonated drinks, fungus.