Nutritional value and taboos of eating persimmons

It is the season of persimmon harvest now. Persimmons are delicious and nutritious, but it is necessary to know the taboos of eating persimmons before eating them. The taboos of persimmons mainly tell you which foods you cannot eat with them. Otherwise, eating them randomly will not only be bad for your health, but will also affect your health. The following editor will introduce in detail what persimmons cannot be eaten with.

Nutritional value of persimmon

Persimmons contain a lot of carbohydrates, 10.8 grams per 100 grams of persimmons, mainly sucrose, glucose and fructose, which is why people feel that persimmons are very sweet. There are not many other nutrients in persimmons, only a small amount of fat, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin C.

Taboos of eating persimmons

Avoid eating with crab, fish, and shrimp. Crab + persimmon = diarrhea. Liquor + persimmon = chest tightness. Sweet potato + persimmon = stones. Red persimmon + popsicle = poisoning. In traditional Chinese medicine, crab and persimmon are both cold foods, so they cannot be eaten together. From the perspective of modern medicine, crab, fish, and shrimp, which contain high protein, are easily solidified into blocks under the action of tannic acid, i.e. gastric persimmon stones. Diabetics should not eat persimmons. Persimmons contain 10.8% sugars, and most of them are simple disaccharides and monosaccharides (sucrose, fructose, and glucose belong to this category). Therefore, they are easily absorbed after eating, which increases blood sugar. For diabetics, especially those with poor blood sugar control, it is even more harmful.

Although eating persimmons has many benefits, there are 6 points to be warned about:

1. You cannot eat persimmons on an empty stomach.

Because persimmons contain more tannic acid and pectin, they will form lumps of varying sizes under the action of gastric acid when the stomach is empty. If these lumps cannot pass through the pylorus to reach the small intestine, they will be retained in the stomach to form gastric persimmon stones. Small gastric persimmon stones are initially like apricot kernels, but will grow larger and larger.

If gastric persimmon stones cannot be excreted naturally, they will cause digestive tract obstruction, severe upper abdominal pain, vomiting, and even vomiting blood. Gastric persimmon stones as big as fists have been found during surgery. If the stomach has a "bottom", the formation of gastric persimmon stones can be avoided.

2. Persimmon peel cannot be eaten.

Some people think that eating persimmons while chewing the skin is more delicious than eating persimmons alone, but this way of eating is unscientific. Because most of the tannic acid in persimmons is concentrated in the skin, it is impossible to remove all the tannic acid when the persimmons are de-astringent. If you eat the skin together, it is easier to form gastric persimmon stones, especially when the de-astringent process is not perfect, the skin contains more tannic acid.

3. Do not eat with high-protein foods.

In traditional Chinese medicine, crabs and persimmons are both cold foods, so they cannot be eaten together. From the perspective of modern medicine, crabs, fish, and shrimps, which are high in protein, are easily coagulated into lumps under the action of tannic acid, namely gastric persimmon stones.

4. People with diabetes should not eat it.

Persimmons contain 10.8% sugars, most of which are simple disaccharides and monosaccharides (sucrose, fructose, and glucose), so they are easily absorbed after eating and increase blood sugar. For diabetics, especially those with poor blood sugar control, it is even more harmful.

5. Know when to stop.

Tannic acid in persimmons can form compounds with calcium, zinc, magnesium, iron and other minerals in food that cannot be absorbed by the human body, making these nutrients unusable. Therefore, eating more persimmons can easily lead to a deficiency of these minerals. Because persimmons contain more sugar, people feel fuller when eating persimmons than eating the same amount of apples or raw pears, which affects appetite and reduces the intake of regular meals. It is generally believed that if you are not on an empty stomach, it is advisable to eat no more than 200 grams of persimmons at a time.

6. Rinse your mouth after eating.

Persimmons are high in sugar and pectin. After eating persimmons, some of them will remain in the mouth, especially in the gaps between teeth. Coupled with the weakly acidic tannic acid, it can easily erode the teeth and form caries. Therefore, it is advisable to drink a few sips of water or rinse your mouth in time after eating persimmons.

There are some persimmons on the market that look very tempting, red, but they don't taste sweet at all. They are likely to be ripened with hormones. Because it is difficult to distinguish from the appearance, it is recommended that you buy one to taste before deciding whether to buy more.