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What is the difference between cherries and cherries?
In fact, cherry and cherry are a kind of fruit, and the nutritional value is almost indistinguishable.
The main difference between the two is in the place of origin, cherries are the transliteration of English cherries, mainly produced in North America and Europe, the so-called cherries are mostly imported fruits, slightly larger; while cherries are mainly produced in China.
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Big cherries and small cherries, sweet cherries and sour cherries
Is there a difference in nutrition?
Domestic cherries can be divided into large cherries and small cherries. The size of the head has nothing to do with hormone ripening, mainly different varieties. Under the same weight, the nutritional difference is not much.
Cherries can be divided into two categories: sweet cherries and sour cherries. Domestic sweet cherries are mainly eaten as fruits, while sour cherries are mostly used for cooking and baking.
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yellow and red cherries,
Are there big nutritional differences?
From a nutritional point of view, the purpleer and darker the color, the higher the nutritional value to the human body, so if you choose cherries, it may be better to choose dark, purple or purple red.
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Very high in vitamin C in cherries?
The vitamin C content of acerola cherries is as high as 1678 mg/100 g, which is much higher than other fruits. However, conifer cherries are not cherries, they just look similar. Conifer cherries are abundant in South America and are difficult to find in the market.
The vitamin C content of ordinary cherries is about 10 mg/100 grams, which is lower than that of ordinary citrus fruits, kiwi fruits, strawberries, etc.
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Are cherry pits poisonous?
poisonous.
Cherry cores contain cyanosides. Cyanidine itself is not toxic, but cyanosides release hydrocyanic acid under the action of enzymes and acids. Common symptoms of hydrocyanic acid poisoning are bitter mouth, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, etc., and in severe cases, there will be confusion, coma, and death due to lack of oxygen.
However, normal eating cherries will not eat the core, so it will not be poisoned, even if you accidentally swallow 1 cherry core into the stomach, due to the fruit shell wrapping, it will not lead to poisoning, but pay attention to observe whether there is timely discharge, if you have gastrointestinal diseases such as intestinal obstruction, you should seek medical treatment in time.
In addition, eat cherries should also be careful, pay attention to avoid airway suffocation.
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Can cherries fight inflammation?
Yes!
Studies have found that patients with chronic pneumonia drink cherry juice for two scoops a day for two consecutive months, and their inflammatory symptoms have decreased.
The substances that play an anti-inflammatory role in cherries are mainly anthocyanins, anthocyanins and so on. Anthocyanins have the effect of inhibiting inflammation to a certain extent, so for some inflammation, such as arthritis, eating some cherries may have a little anti-inflammatory effect, of course, this does not mean that you can not take medicine, food only plays an auxiliary role.
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Can diabetics eat cherries?
The glycemic index of cherries is 22, which is lower than ordinary fruits such as banana 52, kiwi fruit 52, grape 43, citrus 43, pear 36, apple 36, peach 28, and grapefruit 25, so cherries are fruits that diabetics can eat in small quantities.
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How much cherries can I eat per day?
For the average adult, cherries eat a small plate a day, about 20-30 pieces, do not eat too much, especially cherries with sour taste, if ingested too much, may cause stomach bloating, acid reflux.
Cherries contain relatively high potassium ions, some friends have fluctuations in blood potassium, or kidney problems, eat cherries need to be cautious.
Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Professor Yu Kang
Welcome to learn nutrition and health knowledge with Professor Yu Kang of the Department of Nutrition of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and eat healthy and eat beautiful! Pay attention to the headline number of "eat three meals a day"
Yu Kang
Professor and Director of the Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Member of the Nutrition Standards Committee of the National Health Commission
Director of the Chinese Nutrition Society