In autumn and winter, sweet and sour oranges become popular fruits. However, the recent topic of "eating too many oranges will become minions" has aroused heated discussion among netizens and was once on the hot search. Regarding oranges, there have been previous statements that oranges are nutritious and should be eaten. Are these really true?
Experts told the Beijing News reporter that if you eat too many oranges, people will indeed become "minions", and the daily intake should not be too much, 2-3 is the best. The orange network on the orange has a certain degree of nutrition, but there is no special effect, and it does not matter whether you eat it or not.
Eating too many oranges will really become "minions"
Internet rumors say that eating too much orange will cause the skin on the palms and soles of the feet to slowly turn yellow. In this regard, Ruan Guangfeng, director of the Science and Technology Communication Department of the Kexin Food and Health Information Exchange Center, told the Beijing News reporter that if you eat too many oranges, people may indeed become "minions".
"After eating a lot of oranges, the human body will consume too much carotene metabolism, and the carotene content in the blood is too high, which will make the palms and soles of the feet obviously yellow, and may even turn yellow all over the body." This phenomenon is also called 'hypercaroteneemia' and 'orange syndrome'. Ruan Quang Feng explained, "There is no need to worry about this situation, it will only affect the skin for a short time, and it will not affect health." As long as you don't eat oranges for a while, you can return to normal. ”
Nguyen Quang Thanh also said that not only oranges, but also many fruits rich in carotene can cause this situation, such as carrots, pumpkins, papayas, mangoes and so on.
Is orange a nutritious thing?
When eating oranges, most people will peel off the white filaments on the orange petals, and the net legend method believes that this white silk is a good nutritious thing and must be eaten. Others say it can be used medicinally to crematize phlegm.
In fact, these white filaments are called oranges, also known as orange filaments, and are pale yellow after drying. "'Orange peel' has two layers of outer and medium peel, the layer we usually peel directly is the outer peel, and the orange is actually the middle peel." Ruan Guangfeng introduced.
So is orange nutritious? Ruan Guangfeng said that the orange network is mainly water and dietary fiber, there are also some plant polyphenols, there are some nutrients, but there is no magical effect, there is no need to exaggerate the nutritional value, and even let everyone not throw it away. "The amount of oranges is too small, the taste is not good, and it doesn't matter if you eat it or not."
Pick the Ultimate Cheats of Oranges "Taste"
Sweet oranges are more popular with consumers, how can you pick delicious oranges?
Ruan Guangfeng said that there are many fruit selection cheats on the Internet, but most of these methods are for specific fruits, and there is no universal selection method. "Generally go to regular supermarkets and wet markets to buy oranges, and the quality of oranges will be relatively better." If you're really not at ease, then 'try it'. In supermarkets and fruit sales areas of wet markets, there will be oranges peeled for tasting, taste them and then buy them. ”
In addition, it should be noted that oranges have a high sugar content and should not be eaten more out of health needs. According to the data, China's dietary guidelines recommend that the amount of fruit eaten by ordinary adults every day is about 200-350 grams, which is about 2-3 medium-sized oranges.
Beijing News reporter Liu Huan photography Liu Huan
Edited by Li Yan Proofread by Liu Baoqing