When to eat persimmons

When should persimmons be eaten? I think many friends are still unclear about this question. Please see the detailed introduction below.

When to eat persimmons

Generally, they mature in October. You cannot eat persimmons on an empty stomach, and you should rinse your mouth after eating. You cannot eat the persimmon skin, and you should avoid eating it with crabs, fish, and shrimps. The attached content is as follows:

Persimmons contain a lot of carbohydrates, but not many other nutrients. Although persimmons are delicious, you can't eat too much. It is generally believed that if you are not on an empty stomach, it is best to eat no more than 200 grams of persimmons at a time. There are thousands of varieties of persimmons, which are divided into astringent persimmons and sweet persimmons according to whether they can naturally remove the astringency before ripening on the tree. Among them, astringent persimmons (most of the persimmons on the market in China belong to this category) must be artificially removed after picking before they can be eaten.

How to tell if persimmons are ripe

The material basis for the astringent taste of persimmons is tannic acid (also known as tannic acid). 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. Persimmons do not contain many other nutrients, only a small amount of fat, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin C.

1. Don’t 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 remain in the stomach and form gastric persimmon stones. Small gastric persimmon stones are initially like apricot kernels, but they will accumulate and grow larger. If gastric persimmon stones cannot be discharged naturally, it 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. >>> Green persimmons can lower cholesterol

2. Don’t eat more than 200 grams at a time

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 pears, which affects appetite and reduces the intake of regular meals. It is generally believed that if you are not fasting, it is advisable to eat no more than 200 grams of persimmons each time.

3. Rinse your mouth after eating

Persimmons are high in sugar and pectin. After eating persimmons, some of them will always remain in the mouth, especially between the teeth. Combined with the weakly acidic tannic acid, it is easy to 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 red persimmons on the market that look very tempting, but they don’t taste sweet at all. They are probably ripened with hormones. Because it is difficult to distinguish them from the outside, it is recommended that you buy one to try before deciding whether to buy more.

4. Don’t eat persimmon peel

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.

5. Avoid eating with crab, fish, or shrimp

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 that contain high levels of protein are easily coagulated into lumps under the action of tannic acid, i.e., gastric persimmon stones. Diabetics should not eat persimmons, because persimmons contain 10.8% sugars, and most of them are simple disaccharides and monosaccharides (sucrose, fructose, and glucose belong to this category), so they are easily absorbed after eating, causing blood sugar to rise. For diabetics, especially those with poor blood sugar control, it is even more harmful.